Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021–22
| Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021–22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | ||
| Dates | 16 – 21 January 2022 | ||
| Captains | Dasun Shanaka | Craig Ervine | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs |
Charith Asalanka (146) Pathum Nissanka (146) | Sean Williams (154) | |
| Most wickets | Jeffrey Vandersay (9) | Richard Ngarava (6) | |
| Player of the series | Pathum Nissanka (SL) | ||
The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Sri Lanka in January 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches. The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.
Originally, Zimbabwe were scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in October 2020 to play three ODIs and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The tour was provisionally scheduled for the middle of October 2020 as part of the schedule released by the International Cricket Council in 2018. However, the series did not take place, and was later rescheduled for January 2022. On 4 January 2022, Rumesh Ratnayake was named as interim head coach for Sri Lanka, after Mickey Arthur's contract ended in December 2021. Craig Ervine was again named as Zimbabwe's captain for the tour, after previously leading the team for their visits to Ireland and Scotland in August and September 2021.
Sri Lanka won the opening match by five wickets, with Zimbabwe's Sean Williams top-scoring with a century. Zimbabwe won the second match by 22 runs to level the series. Sri Lanka's Dasun Shanaka scored a century but, just as Sean Williams in the first match, the centurion ended up on the losing side. In the final match of the series, Zimbabwe were bowled out for 70 runs, with Sri Lanka winning by 184 runs to win the series 2–1.