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ZIM vs SL (Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka) Match Details

Match Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka (ZIM vs SL)
League Sri Lanka tour zimbabwe 2025
Date Friday, 29th August 2025
Time 01:00 PM (IST) - 07:30 AM (GMT)

ZIM vs SL Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

ZIM vs SL Match Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe

ZIM vs SL Pitch Report: The Pitch at Harare is balanced one, the bowlers do get some swing initially from the surface, however it is considered to be a batting friendly surface.

ZIM vs SL Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Harare, ZW will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 14°C on the match day with 54% humidity and 14.1 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 51% chances of precipitation during the game.

Harare Sports Club Score Records:

Total matches: 58
Batting first won: 34
Bowling first won: 23
1st inn avg score: 153
2nd inn avg score: 133
Highest Total: 234/2
Lowest Total: 99/10
Highest Chased: 194/5
Lowest Defended: 115/9

ZIM vs SL (Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka) Playing 11

Zimbabwe (ZIM) Possible Playing XI: 1. Ben Curran, 2. Brian Bennett, 3. Nick Welch, 4. Sean Williams, 5. Craig Ervine(C), 6. Sikandar Raza, 7. Tafadzwa Tsiga(WK), 8. Vincent Masekesa, 9. Tanaka Chivanga, 10. Trevor Gwandu, 11. Blessing Muzarabani

Sri Lanka (SL) Possible Playing XI: 1. Pathum Nissanka, 2. Kusal Mendis(WK), 3. Kusal Perera(WK), 4. Dinesh Chandimal, 5. Kamindu Mendis, 6. Charith Asalanka(C), 7. Dasun Shanaka, 8. Maheesh Theekshana, 9. Jeffrey Vandersay, 10. Matheesha Pathirana, 11. Nuwan Thushara

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka (ZIM vs SL) Match Preview

ZIM vs SL Match Preview: Sri Lanka tour zimbabwe 2025 will see Zimbabwe facing off against Sri Lanka on Friday, 29 August 2025 at 01:00 PM IST.

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Zimbabwe (ZIM) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Ben Curran and Brian Bennett will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.

One-Down Batter

  • Nick Welch will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Sean Williams and Craig Ervine will strengthen the middle order for Zimbabwe.
  • Craig Ervine will lead the Zimbabwe as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Tafadzwa Tsiga will do the Wicket Keeping for Zimbabwe.

Spin Bowlers

  • Sean Williams and Brian Bennett will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
  • Sean Williams is having topmost good points in this series.

Pace Bowlers

  • Blessing Muzarabani and Tanaka Chivanga will lead the pace attack of his team.

Sri Lanka (SL) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
  • Kusal Mendis is having topmost good points in this series.

One-Down Batter

  • Kusal Perera will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Dinesh Chandimal and Kamindu Mendis 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

Wicketkeeper

  • Kusal Perera will do the Wicket Keeping for Sri Lanka.

Spin Bowlers

  • Maheesh Theekshana and Jeffrey Vandersay will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Nuwan Thushara and Matheesha Pathirana will lead the pace attack of his team.

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka (ZIM vs SL) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

ZIM vs SL Match Prediction: Sri Lanka looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, ZIM will win the toss and choose to Bat first.

ZIM vs SL Sri Lanka tour zimbabwe 2025 Match Expert Advice: Sean Williams will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Craig Ervine will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

ZIM vs SL Head to Head

ZIM vs SL Head to Head Records: Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka have faced each other in 6 matches in ODI. Out of these 6 games, Zimbabwe have won 1 whereas Sri Lanka have won 5 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
ZIM1 Won
SL5 Won

ZIM vs SL Recent Forms

ZIM - W L W L L SL - W L W W W

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Fancode.

ZIM vs SL Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Kusal Mendis will be the better option.
  4. Spinners may play major role on this pitch.

ZIM vs SL Winning Prediction

  1. Sri Lanka team has the upper hand over Zimbabwe team. So try to pick more players from Sri Lanka

ZIM vs SL Small League Must Picks:

ZIM - Sean Williams [119 points], Craig Ervine [113 points]
SL - Kusal Mendis [177 points], Pathum Nissanka [148 points]

ZIM vs SL Grand League Risky Picks:

ZIM - Trevor Gwandu [0 points], Sikandar Raza [35 points]
SL - Dinesh Chandimal [0 points], Kamindu Mendis [0 points]

ZIM vs SL Death Over Bowlers:

ZIM - Blessing Muzarabani
SL - Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana

Zimbabwe (ZIM) Key Players

  • Sikandar Raza [0W, 0W, 54, 1W, 13]
  • Brian Bennett [1, 61, 30, 28, [110*, 5W]]
  • Blessing Muzarabani [0W, 4W, [1W], 2W, 1W]
  • Craig Ervine [66, [22*, 104], 5, 0, 70]
  • Sean Williams [[35*, 154, 2W], 60, 15, 14]

Sri Lanka (SL) Key Players

  • Matheesha Pathirana [1W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 2W]
  • Charith Asalanka [(106, 0W), 78*, (127, 1W), 0W, (46, 3W)]
  • Pathum Nissanka [46, 32, 42, 0, 6]
  • Kusal Mendis [6, 8, 73, 45, 101]

ZIM vs SL Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Matheesha Pathirana [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
  • 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]

ZIM vs SL Injury / Unavailability

Zimbabwe Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Sri Lanka Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

ZIM vs SL Live Stream

Where can I see ZIM vs SL Live Score?

You can see ZIM vs SL Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

ZIM vs SL match will be live telecast on FanCode.

ZIM vs SL Cricket Match Highlights

You can watch ZIM vs SL match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode

ZIM vs SL match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka (ZIM vs SL) Squads

Zimbabwe (ZIM) Squad: Craig Ervine(C), Wellington Masakadza, Brendan Taylor(WK), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Blessing Muzarabani, Tanaka Chivanga, Roy Kaia, Clive Madande(WK), Tafadzwa Tsiga(WK), Tanunurwa Makoni, Nick Welch, Brian Bennett, Trevor Gwandu, Newman Nyamhuri, Ben Curran, Vincent Masekesa

Sri Lanka (SL) Squad: Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Perera(WK), Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis(WK), Kamindu Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Chamika Karunaratne, Binura Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka(C), Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Dunith Wellalage, Eshan Malinga

ZIM vs SL Experts Team

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ZIM vs SL SL Team

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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