Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand: The 1st ODI of the 3-match ODI series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will be played today on 5th January at Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand at 03:30 AM (IST).
| Match | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (NZ vs SL) |
| League | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka ODI |
| Date | Sunday, 5th January 2025 |
| Time | 03:30 AM (IST) - 10:00 PM (GMT) |
Sri Lankan team will play the first match of the ODI series in Wellington after the T20 series on its New Zealand tour. New Zealand team has defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 in the T20 series. New Zealand team also played its last ODI series against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka in which it lost 2-0. In this series, it would like to take revenge of its last defeat. 6 ODI matches have been played between the two teams in the last 5 years. In which New Zealand team has won 3 matches and Sri Lanka has won 2 matches, 1 match was inconclusive.
New Zealand (NZ) Possible Playing 11: 1. Will Young, 2. Rachin Ravindra, 3. Mark Chapman, 4. Tom Latham(WK), 5. Daryl Mitchell, 6. Glenn Phillips, 7. Michael Bracewell, 8. Mitchell Santner(C), 9. Matt Henry, 10. Jacob Duffy, 11. William O Rourke
Sri Lanka (SL) Possible Playing 11: 1. Pathum Nissanka, 2. Avishka Fernando, 3. Kusal Mendis(WK), 4. Kamindu Mendis, 5. Charith Asalanka(C), 6. Dunith Wellalage, 7. Wanindu Hasaranga, 8. Maheesh Theekshana, 9. Lahiru Kumara, 10. Mohamed Shiraz, 11. Asitha Fernando
The first ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand will be played at Basin Reserve, this ground can prove to be helpful for the fast bowlers. The average first innings score at Basin Reserve is 200 runs. So a score above 250 will be considered quite challenging.
While the fast bowlers are likely to dominate at the start of the game when they are expected to get good swing, the batsmen will also enjoy playing their shots when the ball gets a little old. The team winning the toss will want to bat first here.
The weather will be cloudy during the New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match in Wellington, New Zealand on Sunday, 5th January 2025. The temperature is expected to be around 14°C on the match day, with 77% humidity and 27.8 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 km. There is an 84% chance of precipitation during the game.
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