Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2019–20

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Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2019–20

|  |
|  Zimbabwe|  Sri Lanka
Dates|  19 – 31 January 2020
Captains|  Sean Williams|  Dimuth Karunaratne
Test series
Result|  Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs|  Sean Williams (217)|  Angelo Mathews (277)
Most wickets|  Sikandar Raza (11)|  Lasith Embuldeniya (13)
Player of the series|  Angelo Mathews (SL)

The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Zimbabwe in January 2020 to play two Test matches.[1][2] It was the first tour of Zimbabwe since the International Cricket Council (ICC) lifted its suspension on Zimbabwe Cricket, due to government interference, in October 2019.[3] Zimbabwe last played Test cricket in November 2018, in a two-match series against Bangladesh.[4][5] The two teams last played a Test match against each other in July 2017, with Sri Lanka winning by four wickets.[6] Zimbabwe have never beaten Sri Lanka in a Test match.[7] Zimbabwe last played a home Test match in November 2017, against the West Indies.[8]

In December 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed that the tour would take place following their tour of India.[9][10] In January 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed the tour schedule.[11] Zimbabwe Cricket also named Sean Williams as their new Test captain,[12] replacing Hamilton Masakadza who took up the role of Director of Cricket.[13]

Ten days before the first Test, Zimbabwe Cricket named a provisional squad of twenty-five players for the tour.[14] On 15 January 2020, Zimbabwe named their final squad for the tour, which included five players uncapped at Test level.[15] Three of those five cricketers made their debut in the opening day of the first Test of the series,[16] with Brian Mudzinganyama making his Test debut on day four, as a concussion substitute.[17] Mudzinganyama became the first cricketer to make his Test debut as a substitute.[18] Sri Lanka won the match by ten wickets,[19] to take a 1–0 lead in the series.[20] The second Test finished in a draw, therefore Sri Lanka won the series.[21]

## Squads[edit]

Tests

Zimbabwe[22] |  Sri Lanka[23]

* Sean Williams (c)
* Regis Chakabva (wk)
* Craig Ervine
* Kyle Jarvis
* Kevin Kasuza
* Timycen Maruma
* Prince Masvaure
* Brian Mudzinganyama
* Carl Mumba
* Tinotenda Mutombodzi
* Ainsley Ndlovu
* Victor Nyauchi
* Sikandar Raza
* Brendan Taylor
* Donald Tiripano
* Charlton Tshuma

* Dimuth Karunaratne (c)
* Dinesh Chandimal
* Niroshan Dickwella (wk)
* Lasith Embuldeniya
* Oshada Fernando
* Vishwa Fernando
* Lahiru Kumara
* Suranga Lakmal
* Angelo Mathews
* Kusal Mendis
* Dilruwan Perera
* Kasun Rajitha
* Lakshan Sandakan
* Dhananjaya de Silva
* Lahiru Thirimanne

Tinotenda Mutombodzi was added to Zimbabwe's squad for the second Test as a replacement to Kyle Jarvis, who was ruled out due to an injury.[24]

## Test series[edit]

### 1st Test[edit]

19–23 January 2020
Scorecard

Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka

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358 (148 overs)
Craig Ervine 85 (187)
Lasith Embuldeniya 5/114 (42 overs)

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515/9d (176.2 overs)
Angelo Mathews 200* (468)
Sikandar Raza 3/62 (16 overs)

170 (92 overs)
Sean Williams 39 (79)
Suranga Lakmal 4/27 (20 overs)

|  |

14/0 (3 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 10* (13)

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Angelo Mathews (SL)

* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
* Kevin Kasuza, Ainsley Ndlovu and Victor Nyauchi (Zim) all made their Test debuts.
* Sean Williams captained Zimbabwe for the first time in Tests.[25]
* Zimbabwe's first three batsmen all scored half-centuries in the first innings, the first time the top three had achieved this for the team in the same innings in Tests.[26]
* Craig Ervine (Zim) scored his 1,000th run in Tests.[27]
* Angelo Mathews (SL) scored his 10th century,[28] and his first double century in Tests.[29]
* Brian Mudzinganyama (Zim) replaced Kevin Kasuza as a concussion substitute during day 4 after 43 overs of Sri Lanka's first innings, with Mudzinganyama making his Test debut.[30]

### 2nd Test[edit]

27–31 January 2020
Scorecard

Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka

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406 (115.3 overs)
Sean Williams 107 (137)
Lasith Embuldeniya 4/182 (42.3 overs)

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293 (119.5 overs)
Angelo Mathews 64 (158)
Sikandar Raza 7/113 (43 overs)

247/7d (75 overs)
Brendan Taylor 67 (75)
Vishwa Fernando 2/43 (20 overs)

|  |

204/3 (87 overs)
Kusal Mendis 116* (233)
Carl Mumba 1/13 (4 overs)

Match drawn
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
* Only 54 overs were bowled on day 4 due to rain and bad light.
* Tinotenda Mutombodzi (Zim) made his Test debut.
* Timycen Maruma (Zim) replaced Kevin Kasuza as a concussion substitute during day 3 at the start of Zimbabwe's second innings.[31]
* Sikandar Raza took the second-best bowling figures in an innings for a Zimbabwe bowler in Tests.[32]

## Statistics[edit]

### Most runs[edit]

Rank  | Runs  | Player  | Innings  | Average  | High Score  | 100  | 50

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1  | 277 |  Angelo Mathews | 3 | 138.50 | 200* | 1 | 1
2  | 218 |  Kusal Mendis | 3 | 109.00 | 116* | 1 | 1
3  | 217 |  Sean Williams | 4 | 72.33 | 107
4  | 188 |  Brendon Taylor | 47.00 | 67 | 0 | 2
5  | 164 |  Sikandar Raza | 41.00 | 72 | 1
Last Updated: 1 February 2020

### Most wickets[edit]

Rank  | Wickets  | Player  | Innings  | Best  | Average  | Economy  | 5w

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1  | 13 |  Lasith Embuldeniya | 4 | 5/114 | 34.69 | 3.45 | 1
2  | 11 |  Sikandar Raza | 3 | 7/113 | 21.63 | 2.61 | 1
3  | 10 |  Suranga Lakmal | 4 | 4/27 | 15.10 | 1.73 | 0
4  | 7 |  Lahiru Kumara | 3/32 | 30.28 | 2.65
5  | 5 |  Victor Nyauchi | 3/69 | 31.60 | 2.32
Last Updated: 1 February 2020

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