Zimbabwe bat first against Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in their third match of the tri-nation series.

Zimbabwe are amidst a good streak against the Lankans in ODIs and a win in this game will seal final berth as Sri Lanka are yet to win a match in this tournament.

Opener Hamilton Masakadza has been key to the Zimbabwe outfit when they encountered the Lankans -- last five innings yoielded  73, 73, 28, 111 and 41 where he scored at an average of 65.2. Sri Lanka have included left-arm spinner Lakshan Sandakan in place of Wanindu Hasaranga.

Teams:

Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera, Upul Tharanga, Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dinesh Chandimal (capt.) Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Suranga Lakmal, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep

Zimbabwe: Hamilton Masakadza, Solomon Mire, Craig Ervine, Brendon Taylor (wk), Sikander Raza, Malcolm Waller, PJ Moor, Graeme Cremer (capt.), Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani.