ZIM vs SL 1st Test Live Cricket Streaming Updates Result Full Match Highlights

The red army and the blue force will be engaged in ultimate a battle when they both faced each other for the first test match of the two test matches series. Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka will meet each other for the first test match on October 29, 2016, at the Harare Sports Club, Harare.

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WHERE TO WATCH

Ten Sports

TIMING

1:00 PM

Zimbabwe Team Preview

The first match against the Sri Lanka will be the historic test match for Zimbabwe Cricket community as this will be the 100th test match. Also, it will be the only second team in the history that Zimbabwe would host two Test series in the same year since 2013.

The Graeme Cremer will lead the Zimbabwe team, and he will be looking to improve the performance of his team. The likes of Hamilton Masakadza, Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, are the key players in the team along with Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Walle.

The bowling coach, Makhaya Ntini, has a taste to groom the red cherry by the hands of the Zimbabwe bowlers. Zimbabwe had lost their last test series against the New Zealand by 2-0, and the team will be looking to improve the performance against the inexperienced Sri Lanka team.

Zimbabwe Squad

Graeme Cremer(c), Tino Mawoyo, Hamilton Masakadza, Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, Regis Chakabva(w), Peter Moor, Donald Tiripano, Chris Mpofu, Taurai Muzarabani, Michael Chinouya, Brian Chari, Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Waller, Carl Mumba, Tarisai Musakanda

Sri Lanka Team Preview

The Sri Lanka will head into this test series without their regular captain and vice captain as both Angelo Matthews, and Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out from the Zimbabwe tour due to their respective injury.

The veteran Rangana Herath will lead the team in the absence of regular captain. This will be the first time when Rangana will lead Sri Lanka team in any format, and while doing do, he will become the 13th Captain to led Sri Lanka in Test match.

Sri Lanka team is inexperience with the batting will rely on the likes of Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne. Also, the likes of Dhananjaya de Silva and Niroshan Dickwella will be the key in the middle order of the team.

The bowling of this team will be lead by Suranga Lakmal, and Rangana Herath as duo will have a res[onsiblity on their shoulders to clinch give the crucial breakthrough to their team.

Sri Lanka Squad

Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Rangana Herath(c), Dilruwan Perera, Lakshan Sandakan, Kasun Madushanka, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Gamage, Suranga Lakmal, Asela Gunaratne

Prediction

Sri Lanka is favorite to win this match.


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