Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka lock horns in the 1st off three ODI matches in the Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe on Friday, 29h August. The match is slated to be played at Harare Sports Club and the scheduled start time is 1:00 PM IST. Ahead of this contest check out the props, stats, squads, head to head record and match winner prediction of the Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka match.
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka Props
Zim vs SL Stats
- Sri Lanka won 17 of the 21 ODI matches played at Harare Sports Club.
- The average 1st innings score in ODI's at Harare Sports Club is 231 runs.
- Brendon Taylor has scored 2165 runs in 59 ODI matches at Harare.
- Kusal Mendis has scored 443 runs against Zimbabwe in ODI's.
Harare Sports Club Pitch Report
The pitch at Harare Sports Club offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers. The surface assists the pacers where they get good bounce and carry off the surface, while spinners come into play in the middle overs (Fingers spinners are more effective than wrist spinners).
The average 1st innings score is 231 runs, while the average 2nd innings score is around 198 runs. Teams chasing seem to have the upperhand with 52% of the wins in ODI's came while chasing and 48% wins while batting first.
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka Head to Head Record
In ODI matches, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka faced off in 64 matches till date. Sri Lanka holds a dominant record with 49 wins, while Zimbabwe won 12 matches and the other three matches ended in no result.
- Matches Played: 64
- Zimbabwe Won: 12
- Sri Lanka Won: 49
- No Result: 3
Head to Head Record at Harare Sports Club
At Harare Sports Club, both teams met in 17 ODI matches, where Sri Lanka won 14, while Zimbabwe won three matches.
- Matches Played: 17
- Zimbabwe Won: 14
- Sri Lanka Won: 3
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka Squads
Zimbabwe Squad: Ben Curran, Brian Bennett, Craig Ervine(c), Brendan Taylor, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Clive Madande(w), Wesley Madhevere, Brad Evans, Tony Munyonga, Johnathan Campbell, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu, Newman Nyamhuri, Ernest Masuku.
Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Pavan Rathnayake, Kusal Mendis(w), Charith Asalanka(c), Kamindu Mendis, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nishan Madushka, Dunith Wellalage, Janith Liyanage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Jeffrey Vandersay.
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka Match Winner Prediction
Sri Lanka are the clear favourites to win this match. They have a won 5 of the 8 ODI matches played this year and hold a strong overall record against Zimbabwe winning 82% of the matches played at Harare. We are backing the Sri Lankan team to start strong and win this fixture.
Our Winner Projection: Sri Lanka to Win!
