Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2023–24

Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2023–24
 
  Sri Lanka Zimbabwe
Dates 6 – 18 January 2024
Captains Kusal Mendis (ODIs)
Wanindu Hasaranga (T20Is)		 Craig Ervine (ODIs)
Sikandar Raza (T20Is)
One Day International series
Results Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Kusal Mendis (129) Craig Ervine (82)
Most wickets Wanindu Hasaranga (7) Richard Ngarava (8)
Player of the series Janith Liyanage (SL)
Twenty20 International series
Results Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Angelo Mathews (112) Sikandar Raza (80)
Most wickets Wanindu Hasaranga (7) Blessing Muzarabani (4)
Player of the series Angelo Mathews (SL)

The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Sri Lanka in January 2024 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The T20I series was part of Sri Lanka's preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[3][4]

The matches had initially been pencilled in to take place in Dambulla and Kandy,[5] however with the Under-19 World Cup was shifted to South Africa, the matches shifted to Colombo.[6]

Squads

 Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe
ODIs[7] T20Is[8] ODIs[9] T20Is[10]

On 30 December 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket announced the preliminary squads.[11] Kusal Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga named captain for ODI and T20I series respectively,[12] while Charith Asalanka was named vice-captain for both series.[13] On 5 January 2024, Pathum Nissanka was ruled out of ODI series due to suspected dengue and replaced by Shevon Daniel in Sri Lanka's ODI squad.[14]

ODI series

1st ODI

6 January 2024
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
273/9 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
12/2 (4 overs)
Charith Asalanka 101 (95)
Richard Ngarava 2/39 (6.4 overs)
No result
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng)

2nd ODI

8 January 2024
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
208 (44.4 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
211/8 (49 overs)
Craig Ervine 82 (102)
Maheesh Theekshana 4/31 (9.4 overs)
Janith Liyanage 95 (127)
Richard Ngarava 5/32 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Janith Liyanage (SL)

3rd ODI

11 January 2024
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
96 (22.5 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
97/2 (16.4 overs)
Joylord Gumbie 29 (34)
Wanindu Hasaranga 7/19 (5.5 overs)
Kusal Mendis 66 (51)
Wellington Masakadza 1/13 (2.1 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (DLS method)
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sri Lanka were set a revised target of 97 runs in 27 overs due to rain.
  • Shevon Daniel (SL) made his ODI debut.

T20I series

1st T20I

14 January 2024
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
143/5 (20 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
144/7 (20 overs)
Sikandar Raza 62 (42)
Maheesh Theekshana 2/16 (4 overs)
Angelo Mathews 46 (38)
Sikandar Raza 3/13 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Angelo Mathews (SL)

2nd T20I

16 January 2024
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
173/6 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
178/6 (19.5 overs)
Charith Asalanka 69 (39)
Luke Jongwe 2/32 (2 overs)
Craig Ervine 70 (54)
Maheesh Theekshana 2/25 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Luke Jongwe (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was the first win for Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka in T20Is.[20]

3rd T20I

18 January 2024
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
82 (14.1 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
88/1 (10.5 overs)
Brian Bennett 29 (12)
Wanindu Hasaranga 4/15 (4 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 39* (23)
Sean Williams 1/13 (2 overs)
Sri lanka won by 9 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL)
Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs (ODI)

Rank Runs Player Innings Average High Score 100 50
1 129 Sri Lanka Kusal Mendis 3 64.50 66* 0 1
2 119 Sri Lanka Janith Liyanage 2 59.40 95 0 1
3 101 Sri Lanka Charith Asalanka 2 50.50 101 1 0
4 82 Zimbabwe Craig Ervine 3 27.33 82 0 1
5 59 Zimbabwe Joylord Gumbie 2 29.50 30 0 0
Last Updated: 19 January 2024[21]

Most wickets (ODI)

Rank Wickets Player Innings Best Average Economy 5W
1 8 Zimbabwe Richard Ngarava 3 5/32 11.37 4.62 1
2 7 Sri Lanka Wanindu Hasaranga 1 7/19 2.71 5.00 1
3 5 Sri Lanka Maheesh Theekshana 2 4/31 9.20 17.60 0
4 4 Sri Lanka Dilshan Madushanka 3 2/0 13.75 3.92 0
5 3 Zimbabwe Sikandar Raza 3 2/32 28.33 3.69 0
Last Updated: 19 January 2024[22]

Most runs (T20I)

Rank Runs Player Innings Average High Score Strike Rate 50
1 112 Sri LankaAngelo Mathews 2 112.00 66* 125.84 1
2 85 Sri Lanka Charith Asalanka 2 42.50 69 139.34 1
3 80 Zimbabwe Craig Ervine 3 26.66 70 112.67 1
Zimbabwe Sikandar Raza 3 26.66 62 135.59 1
4 64 Zimbabwe Brian Bennett 3 32.00 29 160.00 0
5 54 Sri Lanka Kusal Mendis 3 18.00 33 114.89 0
Last Updated: 19 January 2024[23]

Most wickets (T20I)

Rank Wickets Player Innings Best Average Economy 4W
1 7 Sri Lanka Wanindu Hasaranga 3 4/15 10.71 6.25 1
2 6 Sri Lanka Maheesh Theekshana 3 2/14 9.16 4.92 0
3 4 Zimbabwe Blessing Muzarabani 3 2/33 21.25 8.50 0
4 3 Zimbabwe Sikandar Raza 3 3/13 21.00 5.81 0
Sri Lanka Dushmantha Chameera 3 2/30 27.00 8.10 0
Last Updated: 19 January 2024[24]

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