Toss Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat against Sri Lanka in the second ODI at Khettarama. Zimbabwe made a single change to their lineup, with Joylord Gumbie coming in for Takudzwanashe Kaitano at the top of the order. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, remained unchanged from the previous match, with Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando expected to open the innings. In the first ODI, Sri Lanka had scored 273 for 9 before rain interrupted play with Zimbabwe at 12 for 2 after four overs. The lineups for both teams are as follows:
Zimbabwe: 1 Joylord Gumbie, 2 Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, 3 Milton Shumba, 4 Craig Ervine (capt), 5 Sikandar Raza, 6 Ryan Burl, 7 Clive Madande (wk), 8 Faraz Akram, 9 Blessing Muzarabani, 10 Richard Ngarava, 11 Tapiwa Mufudza.
Sri Lanka: 1 Avishka Fernando, 2 Kusal Mendis (capt & wk), 3 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 4 Janith Liyanage, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Sahan Arachchige, 7 Dasun Shanaka, 8 Maheesh Theekshana, 9 Dushmantha Chameera, 10 Jeffrey Vandersay, 11 Dilshan Madushanka.
