Dickwella, Gunathilaka tons give Sri Lanka eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe

Openers Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka hit centuries to help Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third ODI yesterday

Sri Lanka's Upul Tharanga (left) is congratulated by Zimbabwe's  Graeme Cremer after the match

Openers Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka hit centuries to help Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third ODI yesterday.

Chasing 311 for victory, the hosts rode on a 229-run opening stand between Dickwella (102, 14x4s) and Gunathilaka (116, 15x4s, 1x6) to canter home in 47.2 overs and earn a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. The left-handed batting duo got their maiden ODI tons to overshadow Zimbabwe opener Hamilton Masakadza's sparkling 111 in the visitors' 310-8 after being put into bat first.

"The way Dickwella and Gunathilaka batted, we could've chased 350," Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews said.

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