Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI
Sri Lanka toured Zimbabwe to play two ODIs and three T20Is. Today will be the first match of the ODI series. We know that Sri Lanka is a relatively stronger team than Zimbabwe, so Sri Lanka will be ahead in this series. Now if I have to predict today's match then I will put Sri Lanka ahead. Because Sri Lanka has won 4 matches in the last 5 head-to-head matches and 1 match has been cancelled. But the Zimbabwean team will play at home, so they will get a bit more support. However, Sri Lanka is more likely to win based on performance. Now let's see how well Zimbabwean players can do.
Since Sri Lanka is on a tour of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe will have some home advantage against Sri Lanka as the host team. Zimbabwe is a relatively weak team, but I think they will compete well with Sri Lanka, especially in ODI matches, although Zimbabwe's chances of winning are low, in T20 matches Zimbabwe will definitely have a chance of winning at least one match. Since today is the first ODI match of the series, today's win is very important for both teams. If Sri Lanka wins, then Sri Lanka's chances of winning the series will increase a lot, on the other hand, if Zimbabwe wins, then they will also have a good chance of winning the series. I will not bet on the first match because I will try to see the behavior of the wicket in the first match, if Zimbabwe creates a good wicket, then I will bet on Sri Lanka in the second ODI match.
We have to see if Zimbabwe can take advantage of this home ground and conditions. While Zimbabwe is considered a weak team, the Sri Lankan team aren't strong either. When two weak teams meet, we can find a good competition between the two and the matches could be quite close and thrilling.
Zimbabwe won the toss and they have elected to bowl first. They have a good start as they got out Nishan Madushka on duck. Richard Ngarava got the first break through for the team but they need to get their in form batsmen Pathum Nissanka out as quickly as possible.