He added an unbroken 117 for the third wicket with KJ Perera after Hemantha picked up three wickets

Sri Lanka 193 for 2 (Mishara 73*, KJ Perera 46*) beat Zimbabwe 191 for 8 (Marumani 51, Raza 28, Hemantha 3-38) by eight wickets

Zimbabwe put forward a team effort led by Tadiwanashe Marumani's fourth T20I fifty to post an imposing 191 for 8, but Sri Lanka's top four made light work of their target by ending the game with 14 balls and eight wickets to spare. With it Sri Lanka took the series 2-1.

Kamil Mishara will be the name on everyone's lips after the game though, with his 73 not out off 43 the shining light in an outstanding display of batting from the Sri Lankans. Pathum Nissanka (30 off 20) and Kusal Mendis (30 off 17) once more delivered a strong start in the powerplay. But while Sri Lanka have long struggled to maintain that momentum, on Sunday, Mishara and the returning Kusal Perera dusted off the chase with ease with an unbeaten stand of 117 off 63.

Earlier, Marumani rode his luck to propel Zimbabwe's efforts, and he was ably assisted by cameos right throughout the innings. At one point Zimbabwe looked poised to breach 200, but Sri Lanka again excelled during the death overs, particularly with Dushmantha Chameera and Matheesha Pathirana, to ensure a total that was eventually very gettable.