ZIM vs SL 1st ODI Playing 11: Williams-led Zimbabwe will square off against Charith Asalanka-led Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI match on August 29 at Harare Sports Club, Harare.
The Lions are set to play two ODIs and three T20Is in the Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe 2025, which serves as preparation for the Asia Cup 2025.
Both sides have faced each other in 64 ODI games, out of which Sri Lanka has won 49 games while Zimbabwe secured 12 wins and 3 games ended with no result.
Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, Williams said, “We are going to bowl first. This is a really good wicket. If we are going to get our fast bowlers to get anything out of the surface, it’s going to be early on in the morning.”
“Craig (Ervine) has a grade 2 tear on one calf, and grade 1 on the other, we wish him all the best in his recovery. Very good to be back here. The support here is phenomenal. Our team plays really well here,” added Sean Williams.
“We’ve done reasonably well against them (Sri Lanka), we’ve been unfortunate in a few cases. We fancy our chances. We want to play positive cricket. Wessly Madhevere comes in,” Williams concluded.
Meanwhile, Charith Asalanka said, “We wanted to bowl first. We want to win the series, first thing. We want to score around 280-290. Looks a decent pitch. We are going with 7 batters, 4 bowlers and 3 all-rounders.”
ZIM vs SL 1st ODI Playing 11
Zimbabwe Playing 11: Ben Curran, Brian Bennett, Brendan Taylor(w), Sean Williams(c), Sikandar Raza, Wessly Madhevere, Tony Munyonga, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu
Sri Lanka Playing 11: Pathum Nissanka, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka(c), Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka
