ZIM vs SL Dream11 Match Prediction | Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka 1st Test | Team News, Playing11, Fantasy Team

ZIM vs SL Dream11 Match Prediction | Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka 1st Test | Team News, Playing11, Fantasy Team

Preview :

Zimbabwe will take on Sri Lanka in the first Test in Harare from tomorrow. This will be the first Test for Zimbabwe in more than fifteen months and they will look to give up a good fight to the visitors and on the other hand, Sri Lanka will look to return to winning ways after a poor series in Pakistan.

Match Details :

Match : ZIM vs SL, Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe 2020

Date : 19-23 January 2020

Time : 1.30 PM IST

Venue : Harare Sports Club, Harare

Head to Head :

Tests – 18

Zimbabwe won – 0

Sri Lanka won – 13

Draws – 5

Zimbabwe Team News and Expected Playing XI :

Team News :

1. Sean Williams will lead Zimbabwe side in this Test series.

2. Zimbabwe have picked up five uncapped players for this Test series.

3. Zimbabwe will play their first Test since November 2018.

4. There are no injury concerns for Zimbabwe side.

Expected Playing XI :

Prince Masvaure, Brian Mudzinganyama, Sean Williams (c), Craig Ervine, Brendan Taylor, Ragis Chakabva (wk), Kyle Jarvis, Sikandar Raza, Carl Mumba, Donald Tiripano, Ainsley Ndlovu

Sri Lanka Team News and Expected Playing XI :

Team News :

1. Dimuth Karunaraten will lead Sri Lanka in this Test series.

2. Sri Lanka have dropped Kusal Janith Perera for this Test series.

3. Suranga Lakmal is back after missing Pakistan Test series last month.

4. There are no injury concerns for Sri Lanka side.

Expected Playing XI :

Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dilruwan Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lahiru Kumara

ZIM vs SL Dream11 Team Prediction :

Wicket keepers : Brendan Taylor

Batsmen : Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Sikandar Raza, Kusal Mendis, Craig Ervine 

All rounders : Sean Williams, Dananjaya de Silva

Bowlers : Lahiru Kumara, Lasith Embuldeniya, Vishwa Fernando 

Captain and Vice Captain : 

Captain – Dimuth Karunaratne or Dananjaya de Silva and Vice Captain – Kusal Mendis or Lahiru Kumara

Stats and Facts : 

1. Last 5 Tests performance –

Sri Lanka – Lost, Draw, Lost, Won, Won

Zimbabwe – Lost, Won, Lost, Drawn, Lost

2. Top picks from Sri Lanka (Performance in Tests since Jan 2019) –

Dimuth Karunaratne – 527 runs at 35.13 in 15 innings (1*100, 3*50)

Niroshan Dickwella – 421 runs at 32.38 in 13 innings (4*50)

Dananjaya de Silva – 403 runs at 33.58 in 14 innings and 9 wickets  (2*100)

Vishwa Fernando – 18 wickets in 9 innings

Lasith Embulendiya – 17 wickets in 8 innings

3. Top picks from Zimbabwe (Test record) –

Kyle Jarvis – 46 wickets at 27.60 in 12 Tests

Brendan Taylor – 1840 runs at 35.38 in 28 Tests (6*100)

Sikandar Raza – 818 runs at 34.08 and 20 wickets

Sean Williams – 553 runs and 17 wickets