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RESULT • 62nd Match • IPL • T20 • Bengaluru

RCB

187/9

(19.1/20 ov, T:188) 140

RCB won by 47 runs

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Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 1st Match, Group C at Hambantota, , Sep 18 2012 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st Match, Group C (N), Hambantota, September 18, 2012, ICC World Twenty20

Sri Lanka

182/4

Zimbabwe

(17.3/20 ov, T:183) 100

Sri Lanka won by 82 runs

Player Of The Match

Ajantha Mendis

, SL

6/8

Ajantha Mendis celebrates the wicket of Hamilton Masakadza•Sep 18, 2012•AFP

Brendan Taylor runs out Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

Brendan Taylor runs out Kumar Sangakkara•Sep 18, 2012•Associated Press

Kyle Jarvis attempts a run-out against Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

Kyle Jarvis attempts a run-out against Kumar Sangakkara•Sep 18, 2012•AFP

Jeevan Mendis plays a pull, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

Jeevan Mendis plays a pull•Sep 18, 2012•AFP

Malcolm Waller drops a catch , Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

Malcolm Waller drops a catch •Sep 18, 2012•Associated Press

Dilshan Munaweera opened the innings in his debut match, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

Dilshan Munaweera opened the innings in his debut match•Sep 18, 2012•AFP

The Zimbabwe team during the national anthems, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

The Zimbabwe team during the national anthems•Sep 18, 2012•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara at practice ahead of the opening World Twenty20 game against Zimbabwe, Hambantota, September 17, 2012

Kumar Sangakkara at practice ahead of the opening World Twenty20 game against Zimbabwe•Sep 18, 2012•Associated Press

Ajantha Mendis recorded best ever T20I bowling figures, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

Ajantha Mendis recorded best ever T20I bowling figures•Sep 18, 2012•Associated Press

Kumar Sangakkara and Jeevan Mendis run for overthrows, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

Kumar Sangakkara and Jeevan Mendis run for overthrows•Sep 18, 2012•Associated Press

Kumar Sangakkara slog-sweeps a ball, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

Kumar Sangakkara slog-sweeps a ball•Sep 18, 2012•AFP

Graeme Cremer celebrates the wicket of Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

Graeme Cremer celebrates the wicket of Tillakaratne Dilshan•Sep 18, 2012•Associated Press

Dilshan Munaweera was run out after he lost his bat mid pitch, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

Dilshan Munaweera was run out after he lost his bat mid pitch•Sep 18, 2012•AFP

Tillakaratne Dilshan drives through the off-side, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

Tillakaratne Dilshan drives through the off-side•Sep 18, 2012•AFP

The Sri Lanka team assembles for the national anthem, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Group C, World T20 2012, Hambantota, September 18, 2012

The Sri Lanka team assembles for the national anthem•Sep 18, 2012•AFP

Brian Vitori bowls at a training session, Hambantota, September 17, 2012

Brian Vitori bowls at a training session•Sep 17, 2012•Associated Press

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Zimbabwe Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
H Masakadza	bowled	20	23
V Sibanda	bowled	11	16
BRM Taylor	stumped	0	1
E Chigumbura	bowled	19	19
CR Ervine	stumped	10	13
MN Waller	lbw	0	2
AG Cremer	bowled	17	20
P Utseya	caught	1	2
KM Jarvis	lbw	0	3
BV Vitori	not out	7	4
CB Mpofu	caught	0	2
Extras	(lb 9, w 6)
Total	100(10 wkts; 17.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
KMDN Kulasekara	3	0	16	0	5.33
SL Malinga	2.3	0	20	1	8
BAW Mendis	4	2	8	6	2
AD Mathews	2	0	7	0	3.5
NLTC Perera	2	0	16	0	8
BMAJ Mendis	4	0	24	3	6

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	37	Hamilton Masakadza	Vusi Sibanda
2nd	0	Hamilton Masakadza	Brendan Taylor
3rd	6	Hamilton Masakadza	Elton Chigumbura
4th	15	Elton Chigumbura	Craig Ervine
5th	0	Elton Chigumbura	Malcolm Waller
6th	22	Elton Chigumbura	Graeme Cremer
7th	7	Prosper Utseya	Graeme Cremer
8th	0	Graeme Cremer	Kyle Jarvis
9th	6	Graeme Cremer	Brian Vitori
10th	7	Chris Mpofu	Brian Vitori

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ICC World Twenty20

Group 1

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	3	3	0	6	0.998
WI	3	2	1	4	-0.375
ENG	3	1	2	2	-0.397
NZ	3	0	3	0	-0.169

Group 2

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	3	2	1	4	0.464
PAK	3	2	1	4	0.273
IND	3	2	1	4	-0.274
SA	3	0	3	0	-0.421

Group A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	2	2	0	4	2.825
ENG	2	1	1	2	0.650
AFG	2	0	2	0	-3.475

Group B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	2	2	0	4	2.184
WI	2	0	1	1	-1.855
IRE	2	0	1	1	-2.092

Group C

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	2	2	0	4	3.598
SL	2	1	1	2	1.852
ZIM	2	0	2	0	-3.624

Group D

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PAK	2	2	0	4	0.706
NZ	2	1	1	2	1.150
BAN	2	0	2	0	-1.868

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