ZIM vs SL 1st T20I, Match Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis
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Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka Match Details
| Match | Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka (ZIM vs SL) |
| League | Sri Lanka tour zimbabwe 2025 |
| Date | Wednesday, 3rd September 2025 |
| Time | 05:00 PM (IST) – 11:30 AM (GMT) |
ZIM vs SL Match Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka (ZIM vs SL) Match Preview
ZIM vs SL Match Preview: Zimbabwe is set to take on Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka tour zimbabwe 2025 on Wednesday, 03 September 2025 at 05:00 PM IST at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe (ZIM) Team Updates
- Ben Curran and Brian Bennett will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
- Brendan Taylor will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
- Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza will strengthen the middle order for Zimbabwe.
- Brendan Taylor will do the Wicket Keeping for Zimbabwe.
- Sean Williams and Brian Bennett will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Sri Lanka (SL) Team Updates
- Pathum Nissanka and Nishan Madushka will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
- Kusal Mendis will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
- Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka will strengthen the middle order for Sri Lanka.
- Charith Asalanka will lead the Sri Lanka as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
- Nishan Madushka will do the Wicket Keeping for Sri Lanka.
- Maheesh Theekshana and Charith Asalanka will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Asitha Fernando and Dilshan Madushanka will lead the pace attack of his team.
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka Match Prediction:
Sri Lanka looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
ZIM vs SL Sri Lanka tour zimbabwe 2025 Match Expert Advice: Richard Ngarava will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Sean Williams will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
ZIM vs SL Head to Head Records
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka have faced each other in 6 matches in T20. Out of these 6 games, Zimbabwe have won 1 whereas Sri Lanka have won 5 Matches.
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Brendan Taylor is the best choice.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka Top Picks:
ZIM – Richard Ngarava [214 points], Sean Williams [119 points]
SL – Janith Liyanage [203 points], Asitha Fernando [197 points].
ZIM – Ernest Masuku [0 points], Brendan Taylor [0 points]
SL – Nishan Madushka [0 points], Dushmantha Chameera [0 points].
Zimbabwe (ZIM) Key Players
- Brendan Taylor [28, 46, 24, 20, 56]
- Tony Munyonga [40, 1, 0, 5, 2]
- Sikandar Raza [0W, 0W, 54, 1W, 13]
- Brian Bennett [1, 61, 30, 28, [110*, 5W]]
- Blessing Muzarabani [0W, 4W, [1W], 2W, 1W]
- Sean Williams [[35*, 154, 2W], 60, 15, 14]
Sri Lanka (SL) Key Players
- Dushmantha Chameera [2W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 0W]
- Charith Asalanka [(106, 0W), 78*, (127, 1W), 0W, (46, 3W)]
- Pathum Nissanka [46, 32, 42, 0, 6]
- Kusal Mendis [6, 8, 73, 45, 101]
- Asitha Fernando [1W, 3W, 2W, 3W, 0W]
ZIM vs SL Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Sikandar Raza [PTs: 35, CR: 8.5]
- Charith Asalanka [PTs: 39, CR: 9]
- Sean Williams [PTs: 119, CR: 8.5]
- Pathum Nissanka [PTs: 148, CR: 8.5]
