Hello and welcome to Cricinfo's coverage of the fourth ODI between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka being played in Harare. The home team staged a spirited fightback in the third game, after their appalling performance in the first two, and came close to causing an upset, losing by just five runs. Their openers Vusi Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza provided them a fitting start, and Tatenda Taibu swept virtually delivery he faced off Mendis and Muralitharan, to give the visitors a real scare. Their fans would be hoping for a similar display today, and we should expect a better crowd this time at the Harare Sports Club after three poorly attended games.
We are still waiting for the toss so you can read Cricinfo's preview to the fourth ODI in the meantime.
There's no chance of rain today, it's bright and sunny in Harare, so we should expect a full game.
Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to field. Three changes for SL- Maharoof, Kulasekara, and Murali are out. Dilhara Fernando, Dhammika Prasad and Angelo Matthews get a look-in for this game
Sean Williams misses out for Zimbabwe due to an illness. He's replaced by Keith Dabengwa.
Sibanda and Masakadza will open. Fernando to bowl for SL
Zimbabwe's performances in the 5-0 series defeat against Sri Lanka have raised a number of issues, the most pressing being the role of Walter Chawaguta
Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, has denied that overconfidence of playing against weak opponents resulted in his disappointing form during the one-day series against Zimbabwe
A crazy debut, bonkers hitting, and a wacky collapse
Sri Lanka completed a series whitewash over Zimbabwe with a 19-run victory in the fifth ODI, but, not for the first time in the last week, Zimbabwe threw away a gilt-edged chance of winning within sight of the finishing line
Cricinfo previews the fifth ODI between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in Harare
