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]
| Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2023–24 | |||
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| 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 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
editOn 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
edit1st ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during Zimbabwe's innings prevented any further play.
- Faraz Akram, Tapiwa Mufudza (Zim) and Janith Liyanage (SL) all made their ODI debuts.
- Richard Ngarava (Zim) took his 50th wicket in ODIs.[15]
2nd ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Richard Ngarava (Zim) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[16]
3rd ODI
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- 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
edit1st T20I
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Wanindu Hasaranga captained Sri Lanka for the first time in T20Is.[17][18]
- Sikandar Raza (Zim) became the first male cricketer to score half-centuries in five consecutive T20I innings.[19]
2nd T20I
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first win for Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka in T20Is.[20]
3rd T20I
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
editMost runs (ODI)
edit| Rank | Runs | Player | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
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| 1 | 129 |  Kusal Mendis
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3 | 64.50 | 66* | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 119 | Janith Liyanage
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2 | 59.40 | 95 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 101 | Charith Asalanka
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2 | 50.50 | 101 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 82 |  Craig Ervine
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3 | 27.33 | 82 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 59 | Joylord Gumbie
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2 | 29.50 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Updated: 19 January 2024[21] | |||||||
Most wickets (ODI)
edit| Rank | Wickets | Player | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Richard Ngarava
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3 | 5/32 | 11.37 | 4.62 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Wanindu Hasaranga
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1 | 7/19 | 2.71 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 3 | 5 | Maheesh Theekshana
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2 | 4/31 | 9.20 | 17.60 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | Dilshan Madushanka
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3 | 2/0 | 13.75 | 3.92 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | Sikandar Raza
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3 | 2/32 | 28.33 | 3.69 | 0 |
| Last Updated: 19 January 2024[22] | |||||||
Most runs (T20I)
edit| Rank | Runs | Player | Innings | Average | High Score | Strike Rate | 50 | |
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| 1 | 112 | Angelo Mathews
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2 | 112.00 | 66* | 125.84 | 1 | |
| 2 | 85 | Charith Asalanka
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2 | 42.50 | 69 | 139.34 | 1 | |
| 3 | 80 | Craig Ervine
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3 | 26.66 | 70 | 112.67 | 1 | |
| Sikandar Raza
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3 | 26.66 | 62 | 135.59 | 1 | |||
| 4 | 64 | Brian Bennett
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3 | 32.00 | 29 | 160.00 | 0 | |
| 5 | 54 | Kusal Mendis
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3 | 18.00 | 33 | 114.89 | 0 | |
| Last Updated: 19 January 2024[23] | ||||||||
Most wickets (T20I)
edit| Rank | Wickets | Player | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | 4W |
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| 1 | 7 | Wanindu Hasaranga
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3 | 4/15 | 10.71 | 6.25 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Maheesh Theekshana
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3 | 2/14 | 9.16 | 4.92 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | Blessing Muzarabani
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3 | 2/33 | 21.25 | 8.50 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | Sikandar Raza
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3 | 3/13 | 21.00 | 5.81 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera
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3 | 2/30 | 27.00 | 8.10 | 0 | ||
| Last Updated: 19 January 2024[24] | |||||||
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- ^ "Star all-rounder to lead in T20Is as Sri Lanka name preliminary squads for Zimbabwe series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Sri Lanka name Wanindu Hasaranga as T20I skipper before Zimbabwe series, Kusal Mendis to lead in ODIs". India Today. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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