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Zimbabwe vs Srilanka

Today is the second ODI match. As we know that in the first match the match was abounded due to rain and finish without any results. But in that match the Srilanka team was looking more strong they set a good target. And Zimbabwe made 12 runs with 2 wickets lost when the rain started. Means they are weak as compare to Srilanka team. So I think Srilanka will win today match. If Srilanka will take first turn and set a target of 250+ runs so this will be a good score which will be difficult to chase by Zimbabwe team. So let's see who will win today match.

The Sri Lankan team scored massive runs in the first ODI match, but the match was postponed due to rain due to which the entire match was not completed. But in today's second ODI match, Sri Lanka team will definitely perform well as Sri Lanka team is in very good form in the current season. In this case, the batting line and bowling line of the Zimbabwean team cannot perform well due to which they show weakness in most of the matches. I bet for Sri Lanka team today, because Sri Lanka team did well in the first match and Zimbabwe team lost two wickets in the beginning, Zimbabwe team did not bet.

In the first ODI against Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka batted with power but due to rain, the game was not played again. Zimbabwe team is batting first in today's second ODI If Zimbabwe team can bat well and give Sri Lanka a target of 250 runs then maybe Zimbabwe can win the second ODI. Although the chances of Zimbabwe winning against Sri Lanka will be very low but the game of cricket is a game of uncertainty so it cannot be said which team will win if Zimbabwe can bat well then maybe they can win against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka team current score 70 runs 17 for 2 again its game on. The way Zimbabwe team is batting if they don't lose their wickets then maybe they can score 250 runs if Zimbabwe team can play full overs.

Zimbabwe team they have performed well since opening today, Zimbabwe team has survived the field by protecting wickets, collecting 126 runs for just four wickets in 26 overs. If two of Craig Ervine and Ryan Burlcan perform for a long time, then if they can give a target of 270 runs, the Sri Lankan team will definitely have a competitive match with Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka team will definitely try to perform well in today's match.

[LDL]

Zimbabwe vs Srilanka

Today is the second ODI match. As we know that in the first match the match was abounded due to rain and finish without any results. But in that match the Srilanka team was looking more strong they set a good target. And Zimbabwe made 12 runs with 2 wickets lost when the rain started. Means they are weak as compare to Srilanka team. So I think Srilanka will win today match. If Srilanka will take first turn and set a target of 250+ runs so this will be a good score which will be difficult to chase by Zimbabwe team. So let's see who will win today match.

In the game of cricket I have seen many matches where many weak teams win against strong teams.Perhaps he can expect Zimbabwe to repeat that today.In the first ODI, Sri Lanka batted first and made a good score, perhaps Zimbabwe could not have won the match.But in today's match, Zimbabwe are batting first, at the moment they have collected 14 runs for one wicket in 3.5 overs.If Zimbabwe can build a few good partnerships they might be able to score 250 plus runs today.

Srilanka is no more a powerhouse of cricket and their level is similar to that of Zimbabwe. The host team won the toss and is batting very well with a run rate almost reaching 5.5. They have lost only 1 wicket this shows how bad Srilanka is bowling against them. The issue with the Zimbabwe side is that their middle order is unreliable as of now the top order is batting very well and a target near 300 runs would be hard for the Srilankan batters to chase.

It is true that Sri Lanka has lost its past heritage in cricket especially when Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Mathia Muralidharan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Thilaka Ratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka have given cricket services during their time Sri Lanka is likely to lose even with a weak team. Once Sri Lanka's main opponents were Australia and India, now Sri Lanka performs poorly even against Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka can qualify for the Champions Trophy this year, but looking at Sri Lanka's past records, I can't believe how degraded today's Sri Lanka is!

[Popkon6]

Zimbabwe's team is very weak this season, as they are not able to perform well defending the wickets. But in the second ODI match today, the Zimbabwean team kept the wicket but could not advance in terms of runs. If the Zimbabwe team wants to win this match today, then the batting performance has to be improved, if the Sri Lanka team can be given a target of 300 plus runs, the Zimbabwe team can win. Now the current pair is Craig Ervine is progressing towards the century, if he can play patiently today then Craig Ervine will definitely be able to complete 100 runs. He is at his best in the current season.

[Sithara007]

Zimbabwe's team is very weak this season, as they are not able to perform well defending the wickets. But in the second ODI match today, the Zimbabwean team kept the wicket but could not advance in terms of runs. If the Zimbabwe team wants to win this match today, then the batting performance has to be improved, if the Sri Lanka team can be given a target of 300 plus runs, the Zimbabwe team can win. Now the current pair is Craig Ervine is progressing towards the century, if he can play patiently today then Craig Ervine will definitely be able to complete 100 runs. He is at his best in the current season.

Craig Ervine has taken Zimbabwe to 158/4 after 33 overs. They have a good chance to make to 280-300. Ryan Burl is at the crease along with Ervine, and he is a very strong player as well. And after these two, it is going to be Clive Madande who is yet another talented batsman. Most of the Lankan bowlers have done well till now, and Maheesh Theekshana has been the pick of them. He nabbed the wickets of Joylord Gumbie and Milton Shumba. But any total in excess of 260 would be really challenging to chase at the R Premadasa Stadium.   

[Bd officer]

SL VS ZIM 2nd ODI

Zimbabwe's batting line has improved today compared to the first match. However, Zimbabwe's opening batsman Tinashe Kamunhukamwe has performed poorly in both the matches, getting out for 0 runs in the first match and also getting out for 0 runs today. Zimbabwe's batting line was good in the beginning, but after losing two wickets in a row, Zimbabwe is under some pressure. Sikandar Raza is one of the players of Zimbabwe he got out for 1 run today. Craig Ervine batted very well getting out for 82 runs. So far Zimbabwe have collected 183 runs for 5 wickets in 37 overs. Clive Madande and Ryan Burl are both at the crease and they both need to bat well. Zimbabwe's bowling is not very good or 280+ runs otherwise Sri Lanka will win easily. Let's see how many runs you can score in the end.

[elevates]

Looks like Srilankan bowling has comeback, 6 wickets gone in quick succession. Zimbabwe had a run rate above 5 earlier now they are below 5. Only 10 overa left and they haven't been able to cross the 200 runs mark. If they can't go above 250 or upto 250 runs then this match will end up with them losing. Srilankan batting is not that good but a decent target is required to defend it by the bowlers. The only batter that batted well was the captain of Zimbabwe. Rest are just not that good as none of them have been able to get a 50 for themselves in this match.

[Haunebu]

Looks like Sri Lanka will easily win their ongoing match against Zimbabwe thanks to the low target and home turf advantage as expected. I placed a bet on the Lankans and am expecting decent profits.

I have no idea why anyone would bet on Zimbabwe considering the fact that they lost repeatedly against the Irish recently.

[LDL]

Looks like Srilankan bowling has comeback, 6 wickets gone in quick succession. Zimbabwe had a run rate above 5 earlier now they are below 5. Only 10 overa left and they haven't been able to cross the 200 runs mark. If they can't go above 250 or upto 250 runs then this match will end up with them losing. Srilankan batting is not that good but a decent target is required to defend it by the bowlers. The only batter that batted well was the captain of Zimbabwe. Rest are just not that good as none of them have been able to get a 50 for themselves in this match.

The Sri Lankan bowling attack was brilliant especially the middle order batsmen performed fairly well but towards the end the Zimbabwean batsmen failed completely as they could not cope till 50 overs but were bowled out for 208 runs in 44 overs. However, Sri Lanka are batting at a target of 209 runs and Aviska Fernando was dismissed LBW early on. Later, Samarawicrama was cut out by Richard Ngarava. Now Sri Lanka is facing many setbacks especially two wickets falling for 16 runs means Sri Lanka are likely to lose today's match.

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SL VS ZIM 2nd ODI
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Previous match in between these sqaud Zimbabwe sqaud against Sri Lanka squad was ended with no result. In this match, Sri Lanka squad performance was very notable and reliable and they also collected good scores after playing 50 overs. But in current match, Sri Lanka sqaud performance was not going to be impressive in low overs they lost two main batters Avishka Fernando batter and Sadeera Samarawickrama batter. First Avishka Fernando batter collected only 4 scores and he got out and second Sadeera Samarawickrama  also collected only 4 scores. But Sri Lanka sqaud have high possibility to emerge victory in second T20 match. Now let's see Sri Lanka squad defend this 208 scores in remaining overs or batter or not.

[synchronym]

Looks like Srilankan bowling has comeback, 6 wickets gone in quick succession. Zimbabwe had a run rate above 5 earlier now they are below 5. Only 10 overa left and they haven't been able to cross the 200 runs mark. If they can't go above 250 or upto 250 runs then this match will end up with them losing. Srilankan batting is not that good but a decent target is required to defend it by the bowlers. The only batter that batted well was the captain of Zimbabwe. Rest are just not that good as none of them have been able to get a 50 for themselves in this match.

The Sri Lankan bowling attack was brilliant especially the middle order batsmen performed fairly well but towards the end the Zimbabwean batsmen failed completely as they could not cope till 50 overs but were bowled out for 208 runs in 44 overs. However, Sri Lanka are batting at a target of 209 runs and Aviska Fernando was dismissed LBW early on. Later, Samarawicrama was cut out by Richard Ngarava. Now Sri Lanka is facing many setbacks especially two wickets falling for 16 runs means Sri Lanka are likely to lose today's match.

In the second ODI match between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe started the batting fairly well but in the end they could not play the entire over and were bowled out for just 208 runs. If the Zimbabwean team could have played a full over, some more runs would have been added, but today's match could not have been won for them, but the game would have been full of competition. With a target of 209 runs, Sri Lanka batsmen are batting but Zimbabwe have made a great start. Sri Lanka's current score is 44 runs for 2 wickets with 12 overs to play. Maybe the Lankan team lost two wickets after 40 runs, but they are under some pressure, but they have the players to score 209 runs. I think Sri Lanka will win today's match very easily. Let's see how well Zimbabwe can perform in the end.

[rojan]

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, today in the ODI series second match, Zimbabwe team batsmen batted very badly. But in today's match Zimbabwe batsman Craig Irvine played quite well. Craig Irvine of the Zimbabwe team was dismissed after collecting 82 runs off 102 balls. This batsman of Zimbabwe team has performed well. However, if Craig Irvine bats a bit more responsibly, he could have scored a century in today's match. But unfortunately the 8th over bowling of Dushmantha Chameera of Sri Lanka team knocked out this great batsman of Zimbabwe team. After the fall of Craig Irvine, no other batsman of the Zimbabwean team could stand the crease well in the face of the powerful bowlers of the Sri Lankan team. Zimbabwe team batsmen fell one after another due to strong bowling by Sri Lankan bowlers. In this match, Zimbabwe team lost all wickets after playing 44.4 overs and gave a target of 209 runs to Sri Lanka team. I think this target of 209 runs is not too big for Sri Lanka as a strong team. Now Sri Lanka is batting in the second innings. Sri Lanka lost 2 wickets for 36 runs at the start of the game. Zimbabwe's bowling looks to be off to a good start. If the Zimbabwean team can bowl well, maybe something different will be seen in this match.

[elevates]

It looks like that the Zimbabwe bowlers are very effective against the weak Srilankna batters. Before the 10th over was bowled they got 2 wickets, as the Srilankan batting line up is very weak. The amount of hype Zimbabwe gathered in the first ODI was amazing! As of now they are doing what they hinted. If Srilankna team losses this match it would be a clear indication that they should not be part of the test team squad. As being a test match playing team the board gets more paid by ICC. With so much corruption these guys should be stripped out of the test playing nations.

[noormcs5]

India U19 Team vs South Africa U19 Team India U19 team performed really admirably in today's game. India U19 team performed well against Afghanistan U19 team India U19 team performed well against South Africa U19 team. India U19 team has retained the top spot in the points table due to their best performance. The way the India U19 team is performing, it seems that they will win the final match. Great win against South Africa U19 team. Congratulations to the India U19 team.

Today is the match of the South Africa U19 team vs Afghanistan under 19 and this is a proper chance for South Africa to play the final match against the India U19 team.

In this match, the South African team did wonderful bowling but if they bowled like they bat so they could easily win this match with a good run rate and if they won with a good run rate so after two days the final match would be played between India and South Africa. South African bowlers don't allow the Afghanistan team to beat them on their home ground.

[rojan]

As rain interrupted the first match of the ODI series between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, we could not enjoy the match. But today also in the second match of this series, play was stopped for some time after 13 overs of the second innings due to rain interruption.  Many such matches are called off every year due to rain interruptions. As a result the gamblers have to face a lot of losses, sudden rain interruption during the match is a big fear for the gamblers. But fortunately after the rain cleared making the field fit for play, play resumed in the second innings. I was quite apprehensive as the rain interrupted this match as well. I thought I might miss today's second match because of the rain. But by God's grace we are enjoying this match again. I hope we can enjoy the match to the fullest without any further problems.

[elevates]

As expected the Srilankan batting line-up is so weak that they can't even bat against the Zimbabwe bowlers. This is the far worst  batting  by the Srilankan team in an ODI. 4 wickets have gone for just 83 runs, never expected the Srilankan batting would be so pathetic. Another 10 overs to the max this match will be over, if a batter doesn't hold on. The target is not that big to chase but Srilankan batters are not that good as they were in the past.

[Cheema02]

As rain interrupted the first match of the ODI series between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, we could not enjoy the match. But today also in the second match of this series, play was stopped for some time after 13 overs of the second innings due to rain interruption.  Many such matches are called off every year due to rain interruptions. As a result the gamblers have to face a lot of losses, sudden rain interruption during the match is a big fear for the gamblers. But fortunately after the rain cleared making the field fit for play, play resumed in the second innings. I was quite apprehensive as the rain interrupted this match as well. I thought I might miss today's second match because of the rain. But by God's grace we are enjoying this match again. I hope we can enjoy the match to the fullest without any further problems.

The match started again and Sirlanka current score is 90 runs in loss of 4 early wickets in 26 overs. Two Sirlanka batters Liyanage is playing well 41 runs not out but played alot of balls 78 alongside with Arachchige scored 21 runs in 36 balls. This partnership is very important for Srilanka to win this match. After winning the toss and Zimbabwe bat first and all out in just 208 runs in 44.5 overs. Amazing bowling performance by Sirlanka fast and spin bowlers especially Theekshana who picked 4 important wicktes by giving just 34 runs in 9.4 over.  Now Sirlanka needs 119 runs in 24 overs to win this match against Zimbabwe.

[noormcs5]

The India U19 vs South Africa U19 match in the Tri-Nation Under-19s Tournament. The match was challenging for both squads, with India U19 facing a tough target of 256 set by South Africa U19. Despite a shaky start in their batting inning, India U19 managed to secure a victory with just 8 deliveries remaining. Uday Saharan played a crucial role by scoring a century with 112 runs, while Priyanshu Moliya contributed with 76 runs, and Musheer Khan scored 41 runs. The overall performance of these players made the match entertaining and challenging.

In today's match between India U19 and South Africa U19, India U19 beat South Africa U19 by 6 wickets to top the points table. India finished the match at the top of the points table with eight points from a total of four matches. Now if a match is held between South Africa U19 and Afghanistan U19, if Afghanistan wins one of the 19 teams then India U19 will play in the final match. But it is clear that India U19 will be the unbeaten champions and Afghanistan U19 are likely to be the runners-up.

As you know, the under 19 Tri-nation series was started for a long time and at this time, the match was played in South Africa vs Afghanistan U19. In this series, all matches were played in South Africa, and this match was played in Johannesburg.

Hassan Eisakhil was the opener from the Afghanistan U19s team, and he made 4 runs in 4 balls and after making these 4 runs, he was out by Maphaka, the ball did by Maphaka but caught by Pretorius, who is the vice-captain. The all team of Afghanistan has been all out at 139, and 5 overs were remaining.

[Bitcoin_people]

Zimbabwe's team is very weak this season, as they are not able to perform well defending the wickets. But in the second ODI match today, the Zimbabwean team kept the wicket but could not advance in terms of runs. If the Zimbabwe team wants to win this match today, then the batting performance has to be improved, if the Sri Lanka team can be given a target of 300 plus runs, the Zimbabwe team can win. Now the current pair is Craig Ervine is progressing towards the century, if he can play patiently today then Craig Ervine will definitely be able to complete 100 runs. He is at his best in the current season.

Although Zimbabwe is comparatively a weak team but I think they have performed well against Sri Lanka in today's match. Where 208 runs were lost against Sri Lanka, and they were able to bat well in the first innings. However, from the moment Sri Lanka came out to bat in the second innings, the Sri Lankan batsmen batted very badly due to which their wickets fell quickly. Sri Lankan batsman Janith Liyanage has come a long way, he has scored 74 runs off 103 balls, his batting performance is outstanding and he is batting well towards a century. If the Sri Lankan team can play in pairs at the moment then it is definitely possible to win the match against Zimbabwe, although the Sri Lankan team has lost 6 wickets at the moment. There is a good chance that the Sri Lankan team is in favor of Zimbabwe today, there is not much of a margin of runs, at the moment they need to collect 76 runs from just 91 balls, which is quite possible if Sri Lanka can play well.

[Westinhome]

Although Zimbabwe is comparatively a weak team but I think they have performed well against Sri Lanka in today's match. Where 208 runs were lost against Sri Lanka, and they were able to bat well in the first innings. However, from the moment Sri Lanka came out to bat in the second innings, the Sri Lankan batsmen batted very badly due to which their wickets fell quickly. Sri Lankan batsman Janith Liyanage has come a long way, he has scored 74 runs off 103 balls, his batting performance is outstanding and he is batting well towards a century. If the Sri Lankan team can play in pairs at the moment then it is definitely possible to win the match against Zimbabwe, although the Sri Lankan team has lost 6 wickets at the moment. There is a good chance that the Sri Lankan team is in favor of Zimbabwe today, there is not much of a margin of runs, at the moment they need to collect 76 runs from just 91 balls, which is quite possible if Sri Lanka can play well.

We all know Zimbabwe was not the strong team like the Srilanka,because they are the finalist of the 2011 World Cup against team India.But with my knowledge Zimbabwe never reached the World Cup final in their entire cricket history.Today it was proved,any team can be beat by the hard work.Almost the game was favour the team Zimbabwe,because just four bowlers wicket left with the Srilanka and the target also almost 57 runs.The Srilanka should play the game with more responsibility at the end,because they have 77 balls in which the target should be chased by the 57 runs is easy one.The Zimbabwe also need to bowl good till the end.

[fuguebtc]

Zimbabwe's team is very weak this season, as they are not able to perform well defending the wickets. But in the second ODI match today, the Zimbabwean team kept the wicket but could not advance in terms of runs. If the Zimbabwe team wants to win this match today, then the batting performance has to be improved, if the Sri Lanka team can be given a target of 300 plus runs, the Zimbabwe team can win. Now the current pair is Craig Ervine is progressing towards the century, if he can play patiently today then Craig Ervine will definitely be able to complete 100 runs. He is at his best in the current season.

Although Zimbabwe is comparatively a weak team but I think they have performed well against Sri Lanka in today's match. Where 208 runs were lost against Sri Lanka, and they were able to bat well in the first innings. However, from the moment Sri Lanka came out to bat in the second innings, the Sri Lankan batsmen batted very badly due to which their wickets fell quickly. Sri Lankan batsman Janith Liyanage has come a long way, he has scored 74 runs off 103 balls, his batting performance is outstanding and he is batting well towards a century. If the Sri Lankan team can play in pairs at the moment then it is definitely possible to win the match against Zimbabwe, although the Sri Lankan team has lost 6 wickets at the moment. There is a good chance that the Sri Lankan team is in favor of Zimbabwe today, there is not much of a margin of runs, at the moment they need to collect 76 runs from just 91 balls, which is quite possible if Sri Lanka can play well.

So Far Sri Lanka has scored 160 runs and 6 wickets have fallen. Zimbabwe still has a chance of winning the match But I don't think that is going to happen. Janith Liyanage is still out there. They need 46 runs from 63 balls. I think that won't be a challenge for Sri Lanka if they can keep their wickets.

Zimbabwe did struggle with the bat though, Only Craig Ervin did well with the bat scoring a beautiful 82 runs from 102 runs. Many of the batters could not even get to 2 digits of runs. And to be honest I am not surprised that they were struggling. As I have said before they are not that good of a cricketing team. I predict Sri Lanka will win this match and the next match as well.