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Sri Lanka in control of opening Test against Zimbabwe

Thursday, 23 January 2020 11:51

Zimbabwe are battling to save the opening Test against Sri Lanka at Harare.

They are trailing by 127 runs and will resume their second innings on 30-0 on the fifth and final day on Thursday.

Sri Lanka declared their first innings on 515-9 on Wednesday, thanks to former skipper Angelo Mathews’ career-best 200 not out.

Zimbabwe will need to bat for most of the final day to earn a draw in their first Test since November 2018.

The two-match series was arranged after Zimbabwe were briefly suspended by the International Cricket Council last year because of government interference in the sport, but they were reinstated in October.

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