SL vs ZIM 3rd T20 Match Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka 2024 – The 3rd T20 Match of Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka 2024 will be played between Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe on Thursday, 18 January 2024, at 7:00 PM 01:30 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
The toss of this match will be done 30 minutes before the start of the match i.e. at 1:30 PM, as I have already been told that this match will be played between Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe teams, both teams have very good players.
Here Are the full details of the SL vs ZIM 3rd T20 Match Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka 2024 Match Prediction, Dream 11 team, Pitch Report, Squad, Venue, Time and Date, Playing XI | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20 Match Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka 2024
SL vs ZIM 3rd T20 Match Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka 2024
| Series | Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka 2024 |
| Match | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe |
| Match Type | T20 |
| Date | Thursday, 18 January 2024 |
| Time | 7:00 PM 01:30 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL |
| Venue | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| City | Colombo |
| Capacity | 35,500 |
| Host | Sri Lanka |
When: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20 Match Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka 2024 on Thursday, 18 January 2024, 7:00 PM 01:30 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL
Where: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20 Match Live Streaming and Broadcast
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Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20 Match Pitch Report
The pitch of R Premadasa Stadium is favorable for both batsmen and bowlers because this pitch has equal pace and bounce due to which batsmen can play the ball easily and fast bowlers get good help at the beginning of the match.
What to expect:
Team news:
Sri Lanka: Dilshan Madushanka came back into the team in place of Nuwan Thushara for Tuesday’s game and he got the wicket of big-hitting opener Tinashe Kamunhukamwe so we expect him to keep his place in the side for this game. No injuries have been reported ahead of Thursday’s match.
Sri Lanka Key Players
- Kusal Mendis – The keeper-batter hit two fours before being dismissed for 17 runs from 15 balls on Sunday. He has the game to keep the scoreboard ticking along even on a tough pitch for batting.
- Angelo Mathews – The experienced batting all-rounder made his eagerly awaited return to the side for the first T20I of the series and responded by winning the Player of the Match Award.
- Wanindu Hasaranga – The skipper has now taken nine wickets across the last two games of Zimbabwe’s tour. He dismissed Sean Williams and Ryan Burl on Sunday.
- Mahesh Theekshana – The 23-year-old tall right-arm off-spinner helped to bring the hosts back into the game with their first two wickets in the final over of the powerplay in the series opener.
Probable XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kusal Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka
Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kusal Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Kamindu Mendis, Matheesha Pathirana
Zimbabwe: After getting so close to going 1-0 up in the first T20I, Zimbabwe kept faith with the same XI for the second match and reaped the rewards with the victory. There is clearly a good team spirit and we are not expecting to see any changes for this decider.
Zimbabwe Key Players
- Sikandar Raza- the all-rounder has been batting consistently across T20Is over the last few years. On a spinning track, he will be very useful with both bat and ball.
- Ryan Burl- the experienced middle-order batter comes into this match after scores of 38 not out and 36 from his last two T20I innings.
- Richard Ngarava- the 26-year-old pacer would not typically be the type of bowler to succeed at the R Premadasa Stadium but he picked up eight wickets across the ODI series.
- Blessing Muzarabani- the right-arm fast-medium bowler will look to strike early with the new ball. He needs one more dismissal to bring up 50 T20Is.
Probable XI: Craig Ervine, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza (C), Ryan Burl, Clive Madande, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Ainsley Ndlovu, Richard Ngarava
Zimbabwe Squad: Craig Ervine, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Brian Bennett, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Clive Madande(w), Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tony Munyonga, Ainsley Ndlovu, Milton Shumba, Carl Mumba, Joylord Gumbie
SL vs ZIM 3rd T20 Match Winner
Sri Lanka
SL vs ZIM 3rd T20 Match Prediction
Needing 20 runs to win from the final over in Tuesday’s game, it looked like Zimbabwe was about to lose again and see the series disappear from them at the same time. However, some poor bowling combined with sloppy fielding and excellent batting meant that Zimbabwe was able to do it. We predict that this final game of the series will be very competitive and we are backing Sri Lanka to win a close match.
We expect Sri Lanka to win this match.
SL vs ZIM 3rd T20 Match Dream11 Prediction
Wicket-keepers: Kusal Mendis
Batters: Craig Ervine, P Nissanka, Charitha Asalanka, Ryan Burl
All-rounders: Sikandar Raza, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sean Williams
Bowlers: Dilshan Madhushanka, Blessing Muzarabani, Luke Jongwe
SL vs ZIM 3rd T20 Match Dream11 Team
SL vs ZIM 3rd T20 Match Both Team Top Batsmen
Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka are our batting recommendations for Sri Lanka. Opener Nissanka hit only three runs from two balls on Sunday but he has scored over 1100 runs in T20 cricket with a top score of 75 from his 42 innings. Mathews averages over 40 across all international formats but that figure goes above 50 in games against Zimbabwe.
For Zimbabwe, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza and Tinashe Kamunhukamwe are our batting selections. Kamunhukamwe is an attacking player at the top of the order and he hit two sixes, matched only by Raza, in Sunday’s T20I. Williams has played international cricket since 2005 and has hit over 7500 runs across all formats for his country.
SL vs ZIM 3rd T20 Match Both Team Top Team Bowlers
For Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, and Maheesh Theekshana are our bowling picks. Pace bowler Chameera will have to work hard again to pick up wickets on this pitch on Tuesday but he was able to dismiss Sikandar Raza in the opening game of the series. Hasaranga has taken 171 international wickets since making his debut for Sri Lanka in 2017 and he is at his most effective in white ball games.
Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, and Blessing Muzarabani are our bowling tips for Zimbabwe. Raza was the standout bowler across both sides in the first game of the series as he returned figures of 3/13 from his four overs. Muzarabani did not bowl any wides or no-balls in the opening T20I and he has taken 130 international wickets including 111 in white-ball fixtures.