Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe have met 50 times in the recorded men's internationals. Sri Lanka have won 36 of those and Zimbabwe 11; the other 3 ended tied, drawn or without a result.

Sri Lanka lead the series by 25 wins.

In Tests the sides have met 5 times: Sri Lanka 4 wins, Zimbabwe 0 wins, and 1 ties or draws.

In One Day Internationals the sides have met 34 times: Sri Lanka 25 wins, Zimbabwe 7 wins, with 2 without a result.

In Twenty20 Internationals the sides have met 11 times: Sri Lanka 7 wins, Zimbabwe 4 wins.

The earliest recorded meeting is an odi dated 15 March 2003: Sri Lanka won by 74 runs.

The most recent recorded meeting is a t20i dated 19 February 2026: Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets.

Sri Lanka's highest total in these meetings is 537, made on 29 October 2016 at Harare Sports Club.

Zimbabwe's highest total in these meetings is 406, made on 27 January 2020 at Harare Sports Club.

Sri Lanka's widest win in the series is by 257 runs, on 6 November 2016.

Zimbabwe's widest win in the series is by 67 runs, on 20 November 2025.

The longest unbroken run of wins is 11 by Sri Lanka, between 20 April 2004 and 1 June 2010.

Across all recorded innings in these meetings Sri Lanka average 222.2 runs and Zimbabwe average 193.6.

In the limited-overs meetings the side batting first has won 13 and the side chasing 30.

The latest meetings, most recent first, were 19 February 2026, T20I, Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets; 25 November 2025, T20I, Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets; 20 November 2025, T20I, Zimbabwe won by 67 runs; 7 September 2025, T20I, Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets; 6 September 2025, T20I, Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets.

Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe first meet in the records in 2003 and last in 2026. Meetings by calendar year, with wins for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe: 2003, 2 (1-1); 2004, 4 (4-0); 2006, 1 (1-0); 2008, 4 (4-0); 2010, 4 (3-1); 2011, 1 (1-0); 2012, 1 (1-0); 2016, 5 (4-0); 2017, 6 (3-3); 2018, 2 (1-1); 2020, 2 (1-0); 2022, 3 (2-1); 2023, 1 (1-0); 2024, 6 (4-1); 2025, 7 (5-2); 2026, 1 (0-1).

The leading run scorers across these meetings are WU Tharanga for Sri Lanka (1,101 in 20 matches), Sikandar Raza for Zimbabwe (1,099 in 30 matches), BKG Mendis for Sri Lanka (1,028 in 32 matches), SC Williams for Zimbabwe (953 in 26 matches) and CR Ervine for Zimbabwe (928 in 29 matches).

The leading wicket takers are AG Cremer for Zimbabwe (34 in 20 matches), HMRKB Herath for Sri Lanka (30 in 4 matches), Sikandar Raza for Zimbabwe (30 in 29 matches), PWH de Silva for Sri Lanka (27 in 12 matches) and R Ngarava for Zimbabwe (25 in 17 matches).

The highest Test innings in these meetings is 537 by Sri Lanka on 29 October 2016.

The highest ODI innings in these meetings is 327/6 by Sri Lanka on 10 March 2011.

The highest T20I innings in these meetings is 193/2 by Sri Lanka on 7 September 2025.

The grounds that have hosted the most of these meetings are Harare Sports Club (17 matches), R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (7 matches), Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo (5 matches) and Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa (4 matches).

The records hold 50 meetings between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, the first dated 15 March 2003 (ODI) and the latest 19 February 2026 (T20I). 1 of them ended tied or drawn and 2 without a result.