SL vs ZIM Dream11 Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 38th T20 Match
Aditya - February 19, 2026Last Updated on Feb 20, 2026 10:42 AM
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Cricket Match Previews
ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026
SL 178/7 (20)
ZIM 182/4 (19.3)
Zimbabwe won by 6 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett* | 63 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 131.25 |
| Tony Munyonga | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 266.67 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maheesh Theekshana* | 3.3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 13.43 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9 |
Last Wicket:Tashinga Musekiwa c Dasun Shanaka b Dushan Hemantha 1(2) - 169/4 in 18.5 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka — Innings 1 (178/7 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka c Tony Munyonga b Graeme Cremer | 62 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 151.22 | |
| Kusal Perera c Graeme Cremer b Blessing Muzarabani | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 157.14 | |
| Kusal Mendis (wk) st Tadiwanashe Marumani b Ryan Burl | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 70 | |
| Pavan Rathnayake c Graeme Cremer b Brad Evans | 44 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 176 | |
| Kamindu Mendis c and b Graeme Cremer | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140 | |
| Dasun Shanaka (c) c Tashinga Musekiwa b Blessing Muzarabani | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 | |
| Dunith Wellalage not out | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 187.5 | |
| Dushan Hemantha c Ryan Burl b Brad Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maheesh Theekshana not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 3 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 4 | Total: 8 | |||||
| Total | 178 | 7 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Dilshan Madushanka, Pramod Madushan | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Brad Evans | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 11.7 |
| Graeme Cremer | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Ryan Burl | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka & Kusal Perera | 54 | 30 |
| Pathum Nissanka & Kusal Mendis | 46 | 43 |
| Pathum Nissanka & Pavan Rathnayake | 8 | 9 |
| Kamindu Mendis & Pavan Rathnayake | 15 | 10 |
| Dasun Shanaka & Pavan Rathnayake | 19 | 11 |
| Dunith Wellalage & Pavan Rathnayake | 22 | 10 |
| Dunith Wellalage & Dushan Hemantha | 0 | 1 |
| Dunith Wellalage & Maheesh Theekshana | 14 | 6 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusal Perera | 4.6 | 54 |
| 2 | Kusal Mendis | 12.1 | 100 |
| 3 | Pathum Nissanka | 13.4 | 108 |
| 4 | Kamindu Mendis | 15.2 | 123 |
| 5 | Dasun Shanaka | 17.1 | 142 |
| 6 | Pavan Rathnayake | 18.5 | 164 |
| 7 | Dushan Hemantha | 18.6 | 164 |
Zimbabwe — Innings 2 (182/4 in 19.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett not out | 63 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 131.25 | |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk) c and b Dunith Wellalage | 34 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 130.77 | |
| Ryan Burl c Kusal Perera b Dasun Shanaka | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 191.67 | |
| Sikandar Raza (c) c Dasun Shanaka b Dushan Hemantha | 45 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 173.08 | |
| Tashinga Musekiwa c Dasun Shanaka b Dushan Hemantha | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Tony Munyonga not out | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 266.67 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 3 | Wides: 5 | Total: 8 | |||||
| Total | 182 | 4 wkts, 19.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Dion Myers, Wellington Masakadza, Brad Evans, Graeme Cremer, Blessing Muzarabani | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Pramod Madushan | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 3.3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 13.4 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.7 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett & Tadiwanashe Marumani | 69 | 51 |
| Brian Bennett & Ryan Burl | 29 | 19 |
| Brian Bennett & Sikandar Raza | 69 | 40 |
| Brian Bennett & Tashinga Musekiwa | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Bennett & Tony Munyonga | 13 | 4 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadiwanashe Marumani | 8.3 | 69 |
| 2 | Ryan Burl | 11.4 | 98 |
| 3 | Sikandar Raza | 18.2 | 167 |
| 4 | Tashinga Musekiwa | 18.5 | 169 |
SL vs ZIM Match Prediction, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026, Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
SL vs ZIM (Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe) Match Details
| Match | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (SL vs ZIM) |
| League | ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 |
| Date | Thursday, 19th February 2026 |
| Time | 03:00 PM (IST) - 09:30 AM (GMT) |
SL vs ZIM Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
SL vs ZIM Match Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
SL vs ZIM Pitch Report: R Premadasa Stadium offers a pitch that will be helpful for the batsmen as well as the bowlers. In particular, spinners may enjoy some turn and bounce, which can cause problems for the batsmen, while they can play their shots freely after spending a few balls on the ground.
SL vs ZIM Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Colombo, LK will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 28°C on the match day with 79% humidity and 30.8 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 65% chances of precipitation during the game.
R. Premadasa Stadium Score Records:
| Total matches: | 63 |
| Batting first won: | 27 |
| Bowling first won: | 35 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 144 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 128 |
| Highest Total: | 215/6 |
| Lowest Total: | 80/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 215/5 |
| Lowest Defended: | 115/6 |
R. Premadasa Stadium Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 53%
Spin Bowling
54%Batting Pitch 46%
Bowling Pitch
145
T20 Average Score
SL vs ZIM (Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe) Playing 11
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (SL vs ZIM) Match Preview
SL vs ZIM Match Preview: Sri Lanka is set to take on Zimbabwe in ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 on Thursday, 19 February 2026 at 03:00 PM IST at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka (SL) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- Pathum Nissanka is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Kusal Mendis will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Pavan Rathnayake and Dasun Shanaka will strengthen the middle order for Sri Lanka.
- Dasun Shanaka 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 Kamindu Mendis will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Dushmantha Chameera and Matheesha Pathirana will lead the pace attack of his team.
Also Read: T20 World Cup 2026: SL vs ZIM Match 38, Prediction: Who Will Win Todays Match?
Zimbabwe (ZIM) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Ryan Burl will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Sikandar Raza and Dion Myers will strengthen the middle order for Zimbabwe.
- Sikandar Raza will lead the Zimbabwe as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Clive Madande will do the Wicket Keeping for Zimbabwe.
Spin Bowlers
- Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (SL vs ZIM) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
SL vs ZIM Dream11 Prediction: Sri Lanka looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
SL vs ZIM Dream11 Team: Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka (C), Tadiwanashe Marumani, Pavan Rathnayake, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Kamindu Mendis, Brad Evans, Brian Bennett (vc), Dushmantha Chameera, Blessing Muzarabani.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, ZIM will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
SL vs ZIM ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 Match Expert Advice: Pathum Nissanka will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Maheesh Theekshana will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
SL vs ZIM Head to Head
SL vs ZIM Head to Head Records: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe have faced each other in 9 matches in T20. Out of these 9 games, Sri Lanka have won 7 whereas Zimbabwe have won 2 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| SL | 7 Won |
| ZIM | 2 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports and JioHotstar.
POINTS TABLE - ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUPER 8 Group 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | South Africa - Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.259 | 6 | WWW |
| 2 | India - Q | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.106 | 4 | WWL |
| 3 | West Indies - E | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.993 | 2 | LLW |
| 4 | Zimbabwe - E | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3.415 | 0 | LLL |
| SUPER 8 Group 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | England - Q | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.096 | 6 | WWW |
| 2 | New Zealand - Q | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.390 | 3 | LWNR |
| 3 | Pakistan - E | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.123 | 3 | WLNR |
| 4 | Sri Lanka - E | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.950 | 0 | LLL |
| Group A | |||||||||
| 1 | India - Q | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.500 | 8 | WWWW |
| 2 | Pakistan - Q | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.976 | 6 | WLWW |
| 3 | United States - E | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.787 | 4 | WWLL |
| 4 | Netherlands - E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.217 | 2 | LLWL |
| 5 | Namibia - E | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -3.108 | 0 | LLLL |
| Group B | |||||||||
| 1 | Zimbabwe - Q | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1..506 | 7 | WNRWW |
| 2 | Sri Lanka - Q | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.741 | 6 | LWWW |
| 3 | Australia - E | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.523 | 4 | WLLW |
| 4 | Ireland - E | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +0.150 | 3 | NRWLL |
| 5 | Oman - E | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -4.845 | 0 | LLLL |
| Group C | |||||||||
| 1 | West Indies - Q | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.874 | 8 | WWWW |
| 2 | England - Q | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.201 | 6 | WWLW |
| 3 | Scotland - E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.359 | 2 | LLWL |
| 4 | Italy - E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.020 | 2 | LLWL |
| 5 | Nepal - E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.942 | 2 | WLLL |
| Group D | |||||||||
| 1 | South Africa - Q | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.943 | 8 | WWWW |
| 2 | New Zealand - Q | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.227 | 6 | WLWW |
| 3 | Afghanistan - E | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.889 | 4 | WWLL |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates - E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.364 | 2 | LLWL |
| 5 | Canada - E | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2.426 | 0 | LLLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
ZIM - L L LSL - L L L
SL vs ZIM 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, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
SL vs ZIM Winning Prediction
- Sri Lanka team has the upper hand over Zimbabwe team. So try to pick more players from Sri Lanka.
SL vs ZIM Small League Must Picks:
SL - Pathum Nissanka [275 points], Maheesh Theekshana [266 points]
ZIM - Blessing Muzarabani [298 points], Brad Evans [253 points].
SL vs ZIM Grand League Risky Picks:
SL - Janith Liyanage [0 points], Eshan Malinga [0 points]
ZIM - Clive Madande [0 points], Ben Curran [0 points].
SL vs ZIM Death Over Bowlers:
SL - Matheesha Pathirana
ZIM - Blessing Muzarabani.
Sri Lanka (SL) Key Players
- Dasun Shanaka [50, 0W, 0W, (20, 1W), 12]
- Kamindu Mendis [(19*, 1W), 44, 14]
- Pathum Nissanka [13, 24, 23, 34, 23]
Zimbabwe (ZIM) Key Players
- Graeme Cremer [PTs: 14, CR: 7.5]
- Dion Myers [DNB, 0]
- Wellington Masakadza [1W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W]
- Ryan Burl [(35, 1W), 37*, 8, 24*, 26]
- Sikandar Raza [25*, (31*, 1W), 19, (35, 1W)]
- Brian Bennett [64*, 48*]
SL vs ZIM Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Dion Myers [PTs: 24, CR: 7]
- Ryan Burl [PTs: 110, CR: 8]
- Sikandar Raza [PTs: 121, CR: 9]
- Dasun Shanaka [PTs: 139, CR: 8]
- Brian Bennett [PTs: 204, CR: 7.5]
- Kamindu Mendis [PTs: 229, CR: 7.5]
- Pathum Nissanka [PTs: 275, CR: 8.5]
SL vs ZIM Injury / Unavailability
Sri Lanka Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Zimbabwe Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
SL vs ZIM Live Stream
Where can I see SL vs ZIM Live Score?
You can see SL vs ZIM Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
SL vs ZIM match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.
SL vs ZIM Cricket Match Highlights
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SL vs ZIM match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (SL vs ZIM) Squads
Sri Lanka (SL) Squad: Kamil Mishara, Dasun Shanaka(C), Kusal Perera(WK), Charith Asalanka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pathum Nissanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Kusal Mendis(WK), Pavan Rathnayake, Dunith Wellalage, Janith Liyanage, Pramod Madushan, Dushan Hemantha, Eshan Malinga
Zimbabwe (ZIM) Squad: Richard Ngarava, Wellington Masakadza, Brendan Taylor(WK), Sikandar Raza(C), Ryan Burl, Ben Curran, Blessing Muzarabani, Tashinga Musekiwa, Graeme Cremer, Tony Munyonga, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Brad Evans, Clive Madande(WK), Brian Bennett, Tinotenda Tinashe Maposa
SL vs ZIM Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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