Zimbabwe will face-off Srilanka for a three match ODI series in Pallekele from January 16th. Here is the Pallekelle Cricket Stadium pitch report and other updates for this series.
• Schedule of the Series.
Date –
1st ODI – 16th January, Sunday
2nd ODI- 18th January, Tuesday
3rd ODI- 21st January, Friday
Venue – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Srilanka
Time- 2:30 PM (IST) onwards
• Stats at this venue
The Last ODI Match was played on 01/03/2020 at this venue.
Total Matches Played – 25 Matches
.Matches Won by Home Side- 11 Matches (44.00%)
Match Won by Touring Side- 12 Matches (48.00%)
.Matches Won by Neutral Side – 2 Matches (8.00%)
Highest Team Innings
363/7 South Africa 2018-2019 v Sri Lanka
Lowest Team Innings
167 Sri Lanka 2013-2014 v South Africa
Highest Run Chase Achieved
288/8 Sri Lanka 2015-2016 v Pakistan
Head to Head at this venue
Match Played- 1 Match
Srilanka Won – 1 Match
Zimbabwe won – 0
Pallekelle Cricket Stadium pitch report
Total matches: 25 matches
Matches won batting first: 10 Matches
Matches won bowling first : 15 matches
Average 1st Inns scores: 248 runs
Average 2nd Inns scores: 202 runs
Initially the wicket at this venue helps the batsmen to score. Later on Spinner could be very handy on this wicket. Team winning the toss could elect to bat first and somewhere around 250 runs could give them a upper hand in the encounter.
Weather Forecast
16th January, 1st ODI –
Some sun, then turning cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon and Mostly cloudy in night
18th January, 2nd ODI-
Partly sunny with a passing shower in the afternoon and Partly cloudy in night.
21st January, 3rd ODI-
Mostly sunny through day and Partly cloudy in night.
Sri Lanka Squad
Dasun Shanaka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Ramesh Mendis, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Minod Bhanuka, Dinesh Chandimal, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nuwan Thushara, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dushmantha Chameera, Chamika Gunasekara, Nuwan Pradeep, and Shiran Fernando.
Zimbabwe Squad
Craig Ervine (C), Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Wesley Madhevere, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Regis Chakabva, Clive Madande, Tendai Chatara, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, and Richard Ngarava.
Where to watch live broadcast and telecast in India?
The Srilanka VS Zimbabwe series will be broadcast on Sony ESPN and Sony Ten channels in India.
The matches will be live-streamed on Sony Liv digital platform.a
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