Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Left-arm paceman Dilshan Madushanka bowled a superb final over, taking a hat-trick to finish with 4 for 62, helping Sri Lanka secure a thrilling 7-run win over Zimbabwe in the first ODI at Harare Sports Club yesterday.

Zimbabwe's sixth-wicket pair, Sikandar Raza (92 off 87 balls, 8 fours) and Tony Munyonga (43 not out), put up a valiant fight. Madushanka claimed his first-ever international hat-trick, dismissing Raza, Brad Evans (0), and Richard Ngarava (0), which sealed the match. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 291 in 50 overs, chasing a target of 299.

Earlier, Zimbabwe lost their first two wickets in the opening over to Asitha Fernando, but skipper Sean Williams (57 off 54 balls) and opener Ben Curran (70 off 90 ba...