Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and opted to bat first in the second One-Day International against Sri Lanka at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Monday. The first match at the same venue on Saturday was declared a 'no result' with weather having the final say. (Scorecard | Live Streaming)
Sri Lanka named an unchanged XI for the match but the visitors made the change, bringing in Joylord Gumbie for Takudzwanashe Kaitano. Here are the p♋laying XIs:
Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Janith Liyanage, Charith Asalanka, Sahan Arachchige, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Dilshan Madushanﷺka.
Zimbabwe: Joylord Gumbie, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Craig Ervine (c), Milton Shumba, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Clive Madande (wk), Fa💎raz Akram, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard N꧂garava, Tapiwa Mufudza
The weather forecast for Monday is also not good with more than a 50 ওper cent chance of rain with thunderstorms.
The series opener was c✤alled off after four overs in the second innings. Chasing Sri Lanka's 273/9, Zimbabwe were 12/2. The highlight of the 'no result' was Charith Asalanka'♎s brilliant century, 101 runs off 95 balls laced with five fours and four sixes.
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After the ODIs, which concludes on Thursday, the two teams will play a three-match🗹 T20 International series. It wi♌ll be part of Sri Lanka's preparation for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the marquee event in the United States and the Caribbean.
