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Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2019–20
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Zimbabwe in January 2020 to play two Test matches.[1][2] It was the first tour of Zimbabwe since the International Cricket Council (ICC) lifted its suspension on Zimbabwe Cricket, due to government interference, in October 2019.[3] Zimbabwe last played Test cricket in November 2018, in a two-match series against Bangladesh.[4][5] The two teams last played a Test match against each other in July 2017, with Sri Lanka winning by four wickets.[6] Zimbabwe have never beaten Sri Lanka in a Test match.[7] Zimbabwe last played a home Test match in November 2017, against the West Indies.[8] In December 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed that the tour would take place following their tour of India.[9][10] In January 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed the tour schedule.[11] Zimbabwe Cricket also named Sean Williams as their new Test captain,[12] replacing Hamilton Masakadza who took up the role of Director of Cricket.[13] Ten days before the first Test, Zimbabwe Cricket named a provisional squad of twenty-five players for the tour.[14] On 15 January 2020, Zimbabwe named their final squad for the tour, which included five players uncapped at Test level.[15] Three of those five cricketers made their debut in the opening day of the first Test of the series,[16] with Brian Mudzinganyama making his Test debut on day four, as a concussion substitute.[17] Mudzinganyama became the first cricketer to make his Test debut as a substitute.[18] Sri Lanka won the match by ten wickets,[19] to take a 1–0 lead in the series.[20] The second Test finished in a draw, therefore Sri Lanka won the series.[21] Squads
Tinotenda Mutombodzi was added to Zimbabwe's squad for the second Test as a replacement to Kyle Jarvis, who was ruled out due to an injury.[24] Test series1st Test
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