SL vs ZIM Match Preview- Pakistan T20I Tri Series 2025, Match 2

Sri Lanka will face Zimbabwe in the second match of the T20I tri-series. The SL vs ZIM Match Preview provides today's match details for the second match of the T20I tri-series 2025.

SL vs ZIM Match Preview- Pakistan T20I Tri Series 2025, Match 2:

Date and Venue:

The SL vs ZIM match will be played on November 20 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. The game will start at 6:30 PM IST.

Squads:

Sri Lanka

Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Kamil Mishara, Kamindu Mendis, Pavan Rathnayake, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushan Hemantha, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Eshan Malinga

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Zimbabwe

Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Wellington Masakadza, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Brendan Taylor

SL vs ZIM Key battles:

Pathum Nissanka vs Richard Ngarava

Sri Lanka's in-form opener Pathum Nissanka will be entrusted to get the team off to a good start and score runs individually as well.

Nissanka will face the challenge of Richard Ngarava, who will have to take the responsibility and pick wickets for his team in the power play, being the most experienced pacer in the squad.

Dasun Shanaka vs Sikandar Raza

Sri Lanka's skipper for this particular series, Dasun Shanaka, who is known to take down the spinners, will look to do so in the match against Zimbabwe.

Shanaka will be up against Sikandar Raz, who will take the ball in the middle phase of the Sri Lankan batting innings and would hope to keep the scoring rate in check.

Brian Bennett vs Dushmantha Chameera

Brian Benett, the Zimbabwean opener, would hope to replicate the performance that he delivered in the series opener by scoring a fifty in the next match as well.

Bennett will have to face the challenge of Dushmantha Chameera, who will have the responsibility of picking wickets with the first six overs for Sri Lanka.

Sikandar Raza vs Nuwan Thushara

Zimbabwe's T20I captain Sikandar Raza, who played a vital knock to ensure that his team got to a challenging total in the first match of the tri-series against Pakistan, would look to play another captain's knock in the upcoming match against Sri Lanka.

Raza will have to tackle the bowling of Nuwan Thushara, who will look to get rid of the opposition captain, which could make a difference of 10-15 runs to the score that Zimbabwe eventually posts while batting first.

SL vs ZIM Key Players:

SL- Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara

ZIM- Brian Bennett, Brendan Taylor, Sikandar Raza, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava

SL vs ZIM Weather Report:

There are no chances of rain during the game in Rawalpindi with a maximum temperature of 23°C and a minimum of 10°C.

Conclusion

Sri Lanka would like to kick off their campaign in the T20I tri series with a win and build momentum for the matches to come.

Zimbabwe, on the other hand, would look to bounce back after a close defeat in the first match against Pakistan.