Overview

• The second ODI is set for Sunday, August 31 at Harare Sports Club with a 1:00 PM IST start, and Sri Lanka hold a 1-0 lead.
• Zimbabwe must win to level the series and avoid a home whitewash, with Williams captaining in Ervine’s absence.
• Sri Lanka won the opener by seven runs in a last-ball finish after posting close to 300, with Dilshan Madushanka sealing the chase with late wickets.
• Conditions are expected to favor batting after an early seam-friendly period, and captains may prefer to bowl first with no rain forecast.
• Sri Lanka own a 50–12 ODI head-to-head advantage over Zimbabwe, including 15–3 at Harare, underscoring the hosts’ uphill task.