ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[Haunebu]

Looks like it's up to Raza yet again to try and save the day. Dude is turning out to be one heck of a Zimbabwean legend in my opinion. Curran was great recently though and assisted him and the others really well.

Sri Lanka is genuinely struggling with Zimbabwe in this series, which is why I am expecting them to lose this, thanks to which the series will end as a draw.

[Rustam Meraj]

Zimbabwe was very close to victory in yesterday match, 10 runs were needed in last over but Zimbabwe lost 3 wickets and scored only 2 runs in last over. Dilshan Madushanka was man of the match in yesterday game because of his hat trick in last over that denied Zimbabwe of victory.

Zimbabwe is doing better then what they have done in last series with New Zealand and South Africa. In 2nd ODI, Zimbabwe score is 150 for the loss of 2 wickets after 31 overs. Ben Curran is not out on 79 runs and Zimbabwe must try to score over 280 runs to win the game. Sri Lankan bowlers are not able to pick wickets after 31 overs of the game.

In yesterday match Zimbabwe came very close to winning but lost after Dilshan Madushanka took hat trick and only gave up two runs in final over earning him Man of Match award. Despite this tough loss Zimbabwe is playing much better than they did against New Zealand and South Africa. In current 2nd ODI they are in strong position with score of 196 for 5 after 39 overs. Sikandar Raza is playing at this time if he will play till last and other players will held wickets till last ball. Zimbabwe will give a tough target to Sri Lankan team.

[Sithara007]

Looks like it's up to Raza yet again to try and save the day. Dude is turning out to be one heck of a Zimbabwean legend in my opinion. Curran was great recently though and assisted him and the others really well.

Sri Lanka is genuinely struggling with Zimbabwe in this series, which is why I am expecting them to lose this, thanks to which the series will end as a draw.

LOL.. the problem is that he is close to 40 years old. And that is the case with most of the Zimbabwe batsmen, such as Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams. What will happen once these players retire? Now they have imported two players from England (Brian Bennett and Ben Curran). But will these players remain loyal to Zimbabwe, in case they get a call up from England? Anyway, today Zimbabwe made 277/7. This is a quite decent score, but I don't trust their bowlers. In the first match they allowed Sri Lanka to get to 298.

[Popkon6]

Zimbabwe team has performed quite well, scoring 277 runs is considered as an aggressive performance for Zimbabwe team in today's match. Zimbabwe team has thrown a target of 278 runs on Sri Lanka team, I think it is quite a challenge for Sri Lanka team to score 278 runs in today's match.
If Zimbabwe team can do a good bowling performance in today's match then they will definitely be able to beat Sri Lanka team, and if they can beat Sri Lanka team in today's match then it will be a 1-1 draw in the match. So Zimbabwe team should try hard to win today's match.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Zimbabwe team has performed quite well, scoring 277 runs is considered as an aggressive performance for Zimbabwe team in today's match. Zimbabwe team has thrown a target of 278 runs on Sri Lanka team, I think it is quite a challenge for Sri Lanka team to score 278 runs in today's match.
If Zimbabwe team can do a good bowling performance in today's match then they will definitely be able to beat Sri Lanka team, and if they can beat Sri Lanka team in today's match then it will be a 1-1 draw in the match. So Zimbabwe team should try hard to win today's match.

277 runs is definitely a good challenge for Sri Lanka. The first match was very tough and maybe today's match will be as tough as the first match. The statistics of today's match show that Zimbabwe's position is very good so far because Zimbabwe has performed very well in batting and bowling performance is looking very good. At the moment, Sri Lanka has scored 90 runs in 20 overs for the loss of two wickets. Today, Sri Lanka still needs 188 runs to win but it is not possible to analyze which team will win very well but in my prediction, I am putting Zimbabwe ahead to win. Let's enjoy the game and see how much effort Zimbabwe can put in to save themselves.

[Iranus]

277 runs is definitely a good challenge for Sri Lanka. The first match was very tough and maybe today's match will be as tough as the first match. The statistics of today's match show that Zimbabwe's position is very good so far because Zimbabwe has performed very well in batting and bowling performance is looking very good. At the moment, Sri Lanka has scored 90 runs in 20 overs for the loss of two wickets. Today, Sri Lanka still needs 188 runs to win but it is not possible to analyze which team will win very well but in my prediction, I am putting Zimbabwe ahead to win. Let's enjoy the game and see how much effort Zimbabwe can put in to save themselves.

In the first match too, we saw good batting from Zimbabwe batsmen. In today's match too, Zimbabwe has been able to give a big target of 278 runs. In today's match too, we saw excellent batting from batsmen like Ben Curran and Sikandar Raza. Ben Curran scored 79 runs and Raza played an unbeaten 59 runs. Even though they were able to give a target of 278 runs, Zimbabwe's chances of winning are low. Because there is no experienced bowler in Zimbabwe's squad. Zimbabwe's bowlers have been able to take only 2 wickets in 25 overs. Sri Lanka's total is 122 runs. Pathum Nissanka is unbeaten on 76 runs. The match is still under Sri Lanka's control.

[Nanga Parbat]

Zimbabwe team has performed quite well, scoring 277 runs is considered as an aggressive performance for Zimbabwe team in today's match. Zimbabwe team has thrown a target of 278 runs on Sri Lanka team, I think it is quite a challenge for Sri Lanka team to score 278 runs in today's match.
If Zimbabwe team can do a good bowling performance in today's match then they will definitely be able to beat Sri Lanka team, and if they can beat Sri Lanka team in today's match then it will be a 1-1 draw in the match. So Zimbabwe team should try hard to win today's match.

It is a little difficult for Sri Lanka to victory today match because Zimbabwe batsmen have scored 277 runs which is a good target but Sri Lanka is also playing quite well but due to some negligence they can also be weak which will make their victory fail. Sri Lanka also has quite good overs and wickets due to which they can achieve this target. Sri Lanka's batsman Nissanka is a very good batsman who has scored 90 runs so far and if he plays like this then he can achieve this target because the way this batsman is playing hard increases the chances of Sri Lanka victory. If other batsmen also play well with him then we will see much better ideas in their victory. Zimbabwe hard work is also going well if they work hard then this match will be seen playing very interestingly.

[Just Common]

277 runs is definitely a good challenge for Sri Lanka. The first match was very tough and maybe today's match will be as tough as the first match. The statistics of today's match show that Zimbabwe's position is very good so far because Zimbabwe has performed very well in batting and bowling performance is looking very good. At the moment, Sri Lanka has scored 90 runs in 20 overs for the loss of two wickets. Today, Sri Lanka still needs 188 runs to win but it is not possible to analyze which team will win very well but in my prediction, I am putting Zimbabwe ahead to win. Let's enjoy the game and see how much effort Zimbabwe can put in to save themselves.

In the first match too, we saw good batting from Zimbabwe batsmen. In today's match too, Zimbabwe has been able to give a big target of 278 runs. In today's match too, we saw excellent batting from batsmen like Ben Curran and Sikandar Raza. Ben Curran scored 79 runs and Raza played an unbeaten 59 runs. Even though they were able to give a target of 278 runs, Zimbabwe's chances of winning are low. Because there is no experienced bowler in Zimbabwe's squad. Zimbabwe's bowlers have been able to take only 2 wickets in 25 overs. Sri Lanka's total is 122 runs. Pathum Nissanka is unbeaten on 76 runs. The match is still under Sri Lanka's control.

I think Sri Lanka will win very easily. Because till the last news, they are 170 runs for 3 wickets in 35 overs. Pathum Nissanka has scored a great century, scoring 100 runs in 111 balls. Pathum Nissanka is leading the team forward alone. On the other hand, Zimbabwe bowlers are not bowling well. Brad Evans is bowling fairly well, taking 2 wickets for 20 runs in 5 overs.

[Danica22]

It is a little difficult for Sri Lanka to victory today match because Zimbabwe batsmen have scored 277 runs which is a good target but Sri Lanka is also playing quite well but due to some negligence they can also be weak which will make their victory fail. Sri Lanka also has quite good overs and wickets due to which they can achieve this target. Sri Lanka's batsman Nissanka is a very good batsman who has scored 90 runs so far and if he plays like this then he can achieve this target because the way this batsman is playing hard increases the chances of Sri Lanka victory. If other batsmen also play well with him then we will see much better ideas in their victory. Zimbabwe hard work is also going well if they work hard then this match will be seen playing very interestingly.

Zimbabwe's bowlers are unable to take the wicket of Pathum Nissanka. And if they cannot take this wicket quickly, zimbabwe will not be able to win. Nissanka is unbeaten on 99 runs in 110 balls. Srilanka's total in 35 overs is 170 runs. Sri lanka will have to score 108 runs in 90 balls to win. I would say that Zimbabwe still has a big chance of winning. But they will have to take 2/3 wickets quickly. If they cannot take the wicket, Zimbabwe will not win. Anyway, it is not easy to score 108 runs in 90 balls. The Sri Lankan team will have to score an average of about 7.2 runs per over. Sri Lanka's batsmen are experienced. If they can survive at the crease, it will not be difficult for them to score 7+ runs per over.

[Smack That Ace]

If Zimbabwe can not take some  wicket wuickly , tehn they will not win. At the end of 38 overs, we saw that Zimbabwe's total was 186 runs. And in the last two overs , the team collected 27 runs. After 40 overs, Zimbabwe's total is 211/3.

Pathum nissanka's total is 112 runs. And captain Charith Asalanka's 43 runs in  36 balls. These two batsmen have the ability to bat at a decent strike rate. Also  Liyanage and Kamindu Mendis are capable of batting well. Srilanka will have to collect 67 runs in the last 10 overs to win. This is not a difficult task. The match is still under Sri Lanka's control. The chances of Zimbabwe winning are low. We are waiting to see Sri Lanka's victory. Still , we have seen the improvement in the performance of Zimbabwe's batsmen in both the matches.

[SLAAAYYYYYY]

Zimbabwe team has performed quite well, scoring 277 runs is considered as an aggressive performance for Zimbabwe team in today's match. Zimbabwe team has thrown a target of 278 runs on Sri Lanka team, I think it is quite a challenge for Sri Lanka team to score 278 runs in today's match.
If Zimbabwe team can do a good bowling performance in today's match then they will definitely be able to beat Sri Lanka team, and if they can beat Sri Lanka team in today's match then it will be a 1-1 draw in the match. So Zimbabwe team should try hard to win today's match.

Yes, I agree with you about this match being quite evenly matched. Zimbabwe managed to score a competitive score, but Sri Lanka also has the capacity to achieve that target. The final result will depend heavily on how consistent Zimbabwe's bowling is and how Sri Lanka manages the pressure of chasing runs. This match has the potential to be a tight affair right up until the end.

[Cheema02]

Zimbabwe team has performed quite well, scoring 277 runs is considered as an aggressive performance for Zimbabwe team in today's match. Zimbabwe team has thrown a target of 278 runs on Sri Lanka team, I think it is quite a challenge for Sri Lanka team to score 278 runs in today's match.
If Zimbabwe team can do a good bowling performance in today's match then they will definitely be able to beat Sri Lanka team, and if they can beat Sri Lanka team in today's match then it will be a 1-1 draw in the match. So Zimbabwe team should try hard to win today's match.

Zimbabwe team playing well in first inning scoring 277 runs in a loss of 7 wickets against Sri lanka. Sri lanka is on the way to chasing the total current score is 201 runs in a loss of 3 wickets in frist 40th over of the match. Sri Lanka need 77 runs from last 64 balls to win this match which seems cahseable because require runs rate is under control. Sri Lanka needs 7 runs per over to win this match and i think they will easily chase this total because in last five overs they added 34 runs to the team total. Charith Asalanka is playing at 38 runs from 34 balls and Pathum Nissanka is playing well scoring a well deserved century and currently playing at 111 runs from 120 balls. Zimbabwe needs to break this partnership if they want to come back in this match.

[As-Soon-As]

277 runs is definitely a good challenge for Sri Lanka. The first match was very tough and maybe today's match will be as tough as the first match. The statistics of today's match show that Zimbabwe's position is very good so far because Zimbabwe has performed very well in batting and bowling performance is looking very good. At the moment, Sri Lanka has scored 90 runs in 20 overs for the loss of two wickets. Today, Sri Lanka still needs 188 runs to win but it is not possible to analyze which team will win very well but in my prediction, I am putting Zimbabwe ahead to win. Let's enjoy the game and see how much effort Zimbabwe can put in to save themselves.

In the first match too, we saw good batting from Zimbabwe batsmen. In today's match too, Zimbabwe has been able to give a big target of 278 runs. In today's match too, we saw excellent batting from batsmen like Ben Curran and Sikandar Raza. Ben Curran scored 79 runs and Raza played an unbeaten 59 runs. Even though they were able to give a target of 278 runs, Zimbabwe's chances of winning are low. Because there is no experienced bowler in Zimbabwe's squad. Zimbabwe's bowlers have been able to take only 2 wickets in 25 overs. Sri Lanka's total is 122 runs. Pathum Nissanka is unbeaten on 76 runs. The match is still under Sri Lanka's control.

There is a good chance that Sri Lanka will win the second ODI match as well, because Sri Lanka is slowly moving towards victory. The batsmen of Sri Lanka have been performing well for a long time and have yet to score a century. Pathum Nissanka is unbeaten on 131 balls and has scored 120 runs, so Sri Lanka is sure to win this match. Because Zimbabwe is not able to create much pressure from the bowling side, so if they perform so poorly, Zimbabwe will never be able to win.
Today's match is in Sri Lanka's favor, because Sri Lanka is ready to perform for a long time by protecting its wickets.

[tsaroz]

Another win for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe in the ODI series winning the series 2-0.
It's not wonder that Sri Lanka a stronger team won against Zimbabwe but what I'm more happy about is Zimbabwe this time gave a tougher competition to Sri Lanka. Both of the games were close and high scoring. Now they'll play 3 T20 where Zimbabwe could even still a win.

On League two game, we see Canada being destroyed. This canada team is much different than what started at first and even though they had accumulated some points, this leg of the league would get them to lower side of table as teams playing lesser games would win over it eventually. In an ODI against Scotland, Canada were 18 for 5. The max they would make is 100.

[DanWalker]

Another win for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe in the ODI series winning the series 2-0.

Sri Lanka won both the matches in the two-match series. We saw decent performances from Srilanka. The team had a very organized gameplay. Whatever, I would say that Sri Lanka's bowlers had a chance to do better. Although Sri lanka won both the matches , both the matches were fiercely contested. We saw good batting from Zimbabwe. In the first match against Sri Lanka, the team scored 291 runs. They lost by just 7 runs. And in the second match, they gave a target of 278 runs. We saw good batting from Zimbabwe's batsmen compared to the previous match. But , the team is still dependent on the batting of a few batsmen like Sean Williams, Ben Curran and Sikandar Raza. If this dependency can be reduced, Zimbabwe can play better.

[noormcs5]

Zimbabwe team has performed quite well, scoring 277 runs is considered as an aggressive performance for Zimbabwe team in today's match. Zimbabwe team has thrown a target of 278 runs on Sri Lanka team, I think it is quite a challenge for Sri Lanka team to score 278 runs in today's match.
If Zimbabwe team can do a good bowling performance in today's match then they will definitely be able to beat Sri Lanka team, and if they can beat Sri Lanka team in today's match then it will be a 1-1 draw in the match. So Zimbabwe team should try hard to win today's match.

The Zimbabwe team lost again, even though they batted pretty well. First Ben Curran made 79 runs and later Sikandar Raza held the innings together and made 59 runs. Clive Madande also contributed in the end and they made a decent 277 runs. Had they were able to make 20-30 more runs, certainly the result would have been in their favor. However, even though they lost the match, I would appreciate the spirit with which they batted. Every batsman contributed something in the match, but the luck wasn't with them. 

[laspol65]

Sri Lanka has won two consecutive matches, showing an outstanding performance in today's match. Although Zimbabwe has given the audience a competitive game, Zimbabwe's bowling has not been good. As a result, Sri Lanka has won by a small margin, but if Zimbabwe had bowled well and been aggressive in this match, they would have definitely defeated Sri Lanka.
So now Zimbabwe has to prepare for the next T20I innings, because Sri Lanka is quite strong and experienced. So if they want to defeat Sri Lanka, they have to be more aggressive and hardworking.

[Webetcoins]

Sri Lanka struggling in white-ball but still able to seal win in both matches against Zimbabwe at Harare thanks to Pathum Nissanka who score 122 and 76 in both innings which give them win and improve their confidence before ACC Asia Cup which is going to start in few days.

Zimbabwe done good fight but fail to keep things balance and lost both matches by narrow margin they needed to work on batting technique which will increase their chances of win against good teams just Sikandar Raza is performing consistently others are fail to keep their performance on good level.

Both matches have good batting performance Sri Lanka have some good talented batsmen which are giving them good response in crucial games.

[Bd officer]

The results in this series have been as expected, we knew Sri Lanka would win this series, because Sri Lanka is a stronger team than Zimbabwe. However, I will praise the Zimbabwean players, because even though they lost, their performance was not bad, both the matches were very competitive. Zimbabwe lost the first match by just 7 runs, where we thought Zimbabwe would lose by a big margin. Today is the second match in the ODI series, where Zimbabwe scored 277 runs and Sri Lanka had to bat till the last over to win. However, Pathum Nissanka batted brilliantly for Sri Lanka, if the Zimbabwean bowlers could have dismissed Pathum Nissanka quickly, then maybe it would have been difficult for Sri Lanka to win the match.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Zimbabwe team has performed quite well, scoring 277 runs is considered as an aggressive performance for Zimbabwe team in today's match. Zimbabwe team has thrown a target of 278 runs on Sri Lanka team, I think it is quite a challenge for Sri Lanka team to score 278 runs in today's match.
If Zimbabwe team can do a good bowling performance in today's match then they will definitely be able to beat Sri Lanka team, and if they can beat Sri Lanka team in today's match then it will be a 1-1 draw in the match. So Zimbabwe team should try hard to win today's match.

Yes, I agree with you about this match being quite evenly matched. Zimbabwe managed to score a competitive score, but Sri Lanka also has the capacity to achieve that target. The final result will depend heavily on how consistent Zimbabwe's bowling is and how Sri Lanka manages the pressure of chasing runs. This match has the potential to be a tight affair right up until the end.

Zimbabwe managed to score competitively but today they lost to Sri Lanka again and lost the two-match ODI series. When Zimbabwe scored 277, I predicted that today Zimbabwe would compete well with 277 and win by keeping Sri Lanka at bay with a good bowling performance but even though Zimbabwe could bat well, their bowling performance was not good at all which is why they had to lose at the last minute. Anyway, congratulations to Sri Lanka for winning the two-match ODI series including this competitive match today.