Sri Lanka in control of opening Test against Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe are battling to save the opening Test against Sri Lanka at Harare.

They are trailing by 127 runs and will resume their second innings on 30-0 on the fifth and final day on Thursday.

Sri Lanka declared their first innings on 515-9 on Wednesday, thanks to former skipper Angelo Mathews’ career-best 200 not out.

Zimbabwe will need to bat for most of the final day to earn a draw in their first Test since November 2018.

The two-match series was arranged after Zimbabwe were briefly suspended by the International Cricket Council last year because of government interference in the sport, but they were reinstated in October.