Zimbabwe won a five-match ODI series away from home in their history, and just their third bilateral series win away against a Test-playing nation.
The last time they won any away series was against Kenya in 2009, before which they had beaten Bangladesh and New Zealand in successive series in 2000-01.
Zimbabwe 204 for 7 (Masakadza 73, Mire 43, Raza 27*, Dananjaya 4-47, Malinga 2-44) beat Sri Lanka 203 for 8 (Gunaratne 59*, Gunathilaka 52, Raza 3-21, Cremer 2-23) by three wickets
The series win came as relief to most cricket fans, as Zim had endured humiliating defeats against fellow associates recently.
