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Zimbabwe keeps hopes alive of win

Mendis unbeaten on 60, Sri Lanka needs 218 on final day with seven wickets in hand

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while, had a quiet morning, and was out attempting his first boundary of the day, closing out the seventh wicket stand at 144 runs.

Raza was out himself, 17 runs later, attempting a reverse sweep against Herath only to miss the delivery and have it clatter his stumps.

Cremer and No 10 Donald Tiripano (19) ninth-wicket stand was Zimbabwe's best of the day, yielding 55 runs.

Perera would eventually get Tiripano lbw for 19, before Herath drew a top-edge from a sweeping Cremer to end the innings. But that was not before Chris Mpofu had biffed a six, and the last-wicket pair had added another 16 together.

 ?? (AFP) ?? Zimbabwean captain Graeme Cremer (centre) celebrates after dismissing Sri Lanka’s Upul Tharanga in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday
(AFP) Zimbabwean captain Graeme Cremer (centre) celebrates after dismissing Sri Lanka’s Upul Tharanga in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday

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