Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Prediction

If SL Bat First

Predicted Score: Around 500

Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Perera and Upul Tharanga notched up hundreds while Kaushal Silva, Asela Gunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva struck fifties in the first match. Karunaratne also scored a fifty in the first innings and we predict him to score the most runs for Sri Lanka in the second test match. With most of their batsmen having had good hits in the last game, the visitors look set for another 500+ score.

Sri Lanka's top order was sent packing by Zimbabwe's Graeme Cremer in the first innings and Carl Mumba in the second innings. Both bagged a four-wicket haul in the match and the home team is going to depend on them the most for picking up wickets. Cremer is the more experienced bowler of the two and he could finish as Zimbabwe's best bowler in this match. These two will have to perform together in a single innings if the hosts are to bowl Sri Lanka out for less than 350.

ZIM vs SL 2nd Test Betting Odds

Sri Lanka recorded a comprehensive victory in the first test and are therefore huge favorites to win the next one with betfair and bet365 who have them at 1.42 and 1.25 respectively. Zimbabwe did well not to throw the game away and hung in there till the very end. They made sure that the tourists had to earn their win and this is why a draw is 4.7 with 1xbet and 5.00 with bet365. The hosts however are distant outsiders with 9.4 and 13.00 respectively.

ZIM vs SL 2nd Test Prediction

Sri Lanka showed why they are sitting four places above Zimbabwe in the ICC test rankings by thrashing them in the first test by a huge margin of 225 runs. They were thoroughly professional in their approach and most of their players seemed to be at ease against a much lesser experienced test team. They have extended their pristine record over the hosts who will now be under pressure to win the next match at all costs to avert a series defeat.

There were a few positives for Zimbabwe though. They just weren't enough to help them save the match. One such positive was that they were able to stretch Sri Lanka for a win, taking the match till the last hour of the final day's play. And this will give them the belief that with a little more effort with the bat, they could very well fancy their chances for a draw. So betting on a draw should be the next best option after a Sri Lankan win.

Zimbabwe could turn up with a better performance, but we feel Sri Lanka are still overwhelming favorites to win the second test and secure the series 2-0.