2024 SL vs ZIM 1st T20I highlights: Wanindu Hasranga-led Sri Lanka is scheduled to play in the 1st T20I match of Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka 2024 against Sikandar Raza-led Zimbabwe.
| Match no | Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka 2024, 1st T20I |
| Match | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe |
| Date | January 14, 2024 |
| Toss | Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl |
| Venue | R. Premadasa Stadium |
| Result | Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets |
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe 1st T20I Playing 11
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara
Zimbabwe
Craig Ervine, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Brian Bennett, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Clive Madande (wk), Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe 1st T20I Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Zimbabwe | 143/5 (20 ov) |
| Sri Lanka | 144/7 (20 ov) |
2024 SL vs ZIM 1st T20I highlights
Zimbabwe Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Tinashe Kamunhukamwe | c Chameera b Theekshana | 26 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 144.44 |
| Craig Ervine | lbw b Theekshana | 10 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Sean Williams | c Samarawickrama b de Silva | 14 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Sikandar Raza (c) | c Shanaka b Chameera | 62 | 42 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 147.61 |
| Ryan Burl | b de Silva | 5 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 |
| Brian Bennett | not out | 10 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Luke Jongwe | not out | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 162.5 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Angelo Mathews | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10.75 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sri Lanka Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Pathum Nissanka | c Masakadza b Ngarava | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Kusal Mendis †| c Masakadza b Muzarabani | 17 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Kusal Perera | c Burl b Masakadza | 17 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 130.76 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | b Sikandar Raza | 9 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Masakadza b Sikandar Raza | 16 | 22 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 72.72 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Masakadza b Muzarabani | 46 | 38 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 121.05 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (c) | b Sikandar Raza | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dasun Shanaka | not out | 26 | 18 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 144.44 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | not out | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Richard Ngarava | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Jongwe | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.66 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3.25 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Williams | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the Match
Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka
Felt like playing my debut. I wasn’t trying to prove anything to anyone. It was just another opportunity for me to try and do the job for my team. It was a slow wicket and was important to stay till the end.
Zimbabwe played really well, Sikandar batted really well and bowled really well. We kept losing wickets at crucial intervals, I stuck in there and Dasun played really well in the end. We needed to get 10 RPOs, so we had to keep pushing ourselves and run hard as well.
