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 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]
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]
On 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]
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Rank | Runs | Player | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
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1 | 129 | Kusal Mendis | 3 | 64.50 | 66* | 0 | 1 |
2 | 119 | Janith Liyanage | 2 | 59.40 | 95 | 0 | 1 |
3 | 101 | Charith Asalanka | 2 | 50.50 | 101 | 1 | 0 |
4 | 82 | Craig Ervine | 3 | 27.33 | 82 | 0 | 1 |
5 | 59 | Joylord Gumbie | 2 | 29.50 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Last Updated: 19 January 2024 [21] |
Rank | Wickets | Player | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | 5W |
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1 | 8 | Richard Ngarava | 3 | 5/32 | 11.37 | 4.62 | 1 |
2 | 7 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 1 | 7/19 | 2.71 | 5.00 | 1 |
3 | 5 | Maheesh Theekshana | 2 | 4/31 | 9.20 | 17.60 | 0 |
4 | 4 | Dilshan Madushanka | 3 | 2/0 | 13.75 | 3.92 | 0 |
5 | 3 | Sikandar Raza | 3 | 2/32 | 28.33 | 3.69 | 0 |
Last Updated: 19 January 2024 [22] |
Rank | Runs | Player | Innings | Average | High Score | Strike Rate | 50 | |
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1 | 112 | Angelo Mathews | 2 | 112.00 | 66* | 125.84 | 1 | |
2 | 85 | Charith Asalanka | 2 | 42.50 | 69 | 139.34 | 1 | |
3 | 80 | Craig Ervine | 3 | 26.66 | 70 | 112.67 | 1 | |
Sikandar Raza | 3 | 26.66 | 62 | 135.59 | 1 | |||
4 | 64 | Brian Bennett | 3 | 32.00 | 29 | 160.00 | 0 | |
5 | 54 | Kusal Mendis | 3 | 18.00 | 33 | 114.89 | 0 | |
Last Updated: 19 January 2024 [23] |
Rank | Wickets | Player | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | 4W |
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1 | 7 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 3 | 4/15 | 10.71 | 6.25 | 1 |
2 | 6 | Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 2/14 | 9.16 | 4.92 | 0 |
3 | 4 | Blessing Muzarabani | 3 | 2/33 | 21.25 | 8.50 | 0 |
4 | 3 | Sikandar Raza | 3 | 3/13 | 21.00 | 5.81 | 0 |
Dushmantha Chameera | 3 | 2/30 | 27.00 | 8.10 | 0 | ||
Last Updated: 19 January 2024 [24] |
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