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There was a kind of symmetry to this tri-series, which started and ended with a capitulation by Zimbabwes batsmen. The difference, for captain Graeme Cremer, was that this time around his team made Sri Lanka work much harder for their win. Defending 160, Zimbabwe took a wicket with the first legitimate delivery bowled and Sri Lanka toiled for 38 overs for their six-wicket victory.When we went out there, we said even if they get our score one wicket down, well make it as hard as we can for them, Cremer said. We werent going to go searching for the wickets, but we wanted to put them under pressure and make it the hardest 160 theyve scored. That was our goal.Cremer had Kusal Mendis caught in the deep for 57, while left-arm quick Brian Vitori - who was not originally part of Zimbabwes squad for this series - nipped out three wickets at the top of the order. Vitoris was one of three surprising changes Zimbabwe made to their XI for this match. Malcolm Waller was brought back, without making much impact, but Tarisai Musakanda, the 21-year-old Mid-West Rhinos batsman, sprinted to an eye-catching 36 on debut.We hadnt really put on a big total [previously], so we felt that maybe just changing it up a little bit, and putting up something different to all the innings that Sri Lanka have had might work, coach Heath Streak explained. Musakanda is someone weve been holding back, but we just felt it was the right time. They didnt know much about him, and he showed exactly what hes got.I think hes got a bright future. Im very happy with him. And then Vitori, we picked him for exactly what he showed today. We felt we needed him. (Dhananjaya) De Silva and (Kusal) Perera have been really damaging up front, and we got them both early, so that paid off.Vitori had played for the Zimbabwe A side against Pakistan last month, before heading to Cape Town to fulfill a club contract. Because of this, he was not originally included in Zimbabwes tri-series squad, but had been training with the group since his return from South Africa. He had a contract in Cape Town, and wed wanted him to stay but he had to go down and fulfill that, Streak explained. But he managed to get back here, despite missing out on the Test series. And hes been practising and bowling with us here in the nets with the boys, and giving all our batters a hard time, so we felt that maybe he could do that to the opposition. Cremer conceded that, in hindsight, bowling first might have been Zimbabwes best choice upon winning the toss. The weather forecast for the match hinted at rain, with the afternoon looking particularly iffy. As it turned out, Zimbabwe batted through gloomy low cloud and rain, while Sri Lankas batsmen had the benefit of bright sunshine that dried the pitch and eased batting conditions.In hindsight, we probably could have bowled first, Cremer said. But the way it looked this morning, we thought it would only get worse or stay how it was. The wicket was a bit sticky this morning, so it took a lot of turn. But it looked really good to bat out there this afternoon. Its just one of those things. We couldnt predict that.Unpredictable weather aside, Streak suggested that 240 would have been a defendable total on this pitch. It was a wicket that over 600 runs had been scored on recently, Streak said. It was still quite dry, although obviously with a bit of rain, it got a little bit tacky. Despite that, no-one really got out, other than Masakadza, to an unplayable delivery.It wasnt a 300 wicket by any stretch of the imagination. We could have got to 240 or 250 if wed batted a bit more sensibly, and if wed done that it could have been a different story today. Weve got to move on and take the good part of the series with us, and learn from the things that we didnt do so well, and make sure we dont repeat them in the future.Despite Sundays defeat, Cremer was positive about Zimbabwes overall performance through this series. The hosts were able to knock West Indies out of the competition, while batsmen Sikandar Raza and Craig Ervine have found some form, averaging 54.33 and 36.75, respectively, across five innings.Were still trying to find the right combinations, Cremer said. Streaky has just come in [as coach]. I havent been captain for that long. So were trying to find the right XI for the conditions we play in, whether we go away or we play here. A lot of positives. Weve got a lot of young guys coming through. Carl Mumba is a bright prospect. Musakanda of course. PJ Moor is still really young in international cricket, and we know he can play at this level. Raza played really well in a few innings. Its good to see him back in a bit of form. 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PARIS -- Valentin Eysseric scored against his former teammates to send Nice three points clear at the top of the French league with a 1-0 win at Saint-Etienne on Sunday.Even without suspended top scorer Mario Balotelli, Nice was dangerous throughout and displayed its usual brand of attacking football. Having struggled to get past a well-organized defense in the first half, the visitors broke the deadlock after the hour-mark thanks to Eysseric, who played on loan at Saint-Etienne last season.The midfielder retrieved the ball on the edge of the area, dribbled past Loic Perrin and beat keeper Stephane Ruffier with a brilliant left-foot shot into the top corner.Though Vincent Koziello had been expected to start at Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, Nice coach Lucien Favre decided to give Eysseric the nod -- a move that paid off with the midfielders his first goal in 11 league games this season.Having slumped to its first league loss of the season before the international break, Nice bounced back with solid display. 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