Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025

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Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
  Zimbabwe Sri Lanka
Dates 29 August – 7 September 2025
Captains Sean Williams (ODIs)
Sikandar Raza (T20Is)
Charith Asalanka
One Day International series
Results Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Sikandar Raza (151) Pathum Nissanka (198)
Most wickets Richard Ngarava (4) Asitha Fernando (5)
Dilshan Madushanka (5)
Player of the series Pathum Nissanka (SL)
Twenty20 International series

The Sri Lanka cricket team is touring Zimbabwe in August and September 2025 to play the Zimbabwe cricket team. [1] [2] The tour consists of two One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) matches. [3] All the matches are being played at the Harare Sports Club. [4] The T20I series will form part of Zimbabwe's preparation ahead of the 2025 Men's T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final tournament. [5] In June 2025, the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour as a part of the 2025 home international season. [6]

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Squads

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
ODIs [7] T20Is [8] ODIs [9] T20Is [10]

On 29 August, Craig Ervine was ruled out of the ODI series due to a calf injury. Sean Williams was named the captain for the ODI series. [11] [12]

ODI series

1st ODI

29 August 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
298/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
291/8 (50 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 76 (92)
Richard Ngarava 2/34 (7.4 overs)
Sikandar Raza 92 (87)
Dilshan Madushanka 4/62 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Dilshan Madushanka (SL)

2nd ODI

31 August 2025
09:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
277/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
278/5 (49.3 overs)
Ben Curran 79 (95)
Dushmantha Chameera 3/52 (10 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 122 (136)
Richard Ngarava 2/53 (9 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (SL)

T20I series

1st T20I

3 September 2025
13:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
175/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
177/6 (19.1 overs)
Brian Bennett 81 (57)
Dushmantha Chameera 3/30 (4 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 55 (32)
Richard Ngarava 2/19 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim)
Player of the match: Kamindu Mendis (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • Dushan Hemantha (SL) made his T20I debut.

2nd T20I

6 September 2025
13:30
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
80 (17.4 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
84/5 (14.2 overs)
Kamil Mishara 20 (20)
Brad Evans 3/15 (2.4 overs)
Tashinga Musekiwa 21* (14)
Dushmantha Chameera 3/19 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

3rd T20I

7 September 2025
13:30
Scorecard
v

References

  1. "Sri Lanka to tour Zimbabwe for white-ball series". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. "Zimbabwe to host SL for multi-format white-ball tour in late August". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. "Zimbabwe to welcome Sri Lanka for ODI and T20I series". The Times of India . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. "Zimbabwe to host Sri Lanka for white-ball series". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  5. "Zimbabwe to Host Sri Lanka for White-Ball Series Starting August 29 Ahead of T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifiers". Cricxtasy. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  6. "Zimbabwe to host Sri Lanka for limited-overs series". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  7. "Zimbabwe name squad for ODI series against Sri Lanka". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  8. "Zimbabwe announce squad for T20I series against Sri Lanka". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  9. "Star all-rounder misses out as Sri Lanka name squad for Zimbabwe ODIs". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  10. "Key all-rounder missing in Sri Lanka T20I squad for Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  11. "Ervine ruled out of Sri Lanka ODI series with calf injury". Zimbabwe Cricket . Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  12. "Zimbabwe skipper ruled out of Sri Lanka series". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  13. "ZIM vs SL: Madushanka becomes eighth Sri Lankan to pick ODI hat-trick". Sportstar . Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  14. "Returning Brendan Taylor achieves massive record for Zimbabwe during 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka". India TV. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  15. "Brendan becomes 3rd Zimbabwe batter to complete 10,000 international runs". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 September 2025.