New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka is set to take on New Zealand in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20I on Saturday, 09 November 2024 at 07:00 PM IST.
| Match | Sri Lanka vs New Zealand (SL vs NZ) |
| League | Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20I |
| Date | Saturday, 9th November 2024 |
| Time | 07:00 PM (IST) - 1:30 PM (GMT) |
The second leg of New Zealand's tour of Sri Lanka is set to begin on November 9 (Saturday). Both these teams will play two T20Is and three ODIs. They will clash against each other in the first T20I match. The match will be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla on Saturday. Sri Lanka have performed brilliantly on their home ground this season and would like to maintain this momentum. New Zealand lost the Test series in Sri Lanka a few months ago and now they would like to start the white-ball leg with a win.
Sri Lanka (SL) Possible Playing 11: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Charith Asalanka (c), Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando
New Zealand (NZ) Possible Playing 11: Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitch Hay (wk), Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Josh Clarkson, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Both the teams have faced each other in 23 matches. Out of these, Sri Lanka has won 7 matches while New Zealand has won 13 games. 2 matches ended in a draw while 1 had no result.
SL vs NZ 1st T20I Match Pitch Report: The pitch at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla is a balanced pitch. The average first innings score at this ground in the last 19 matches has been 171 runs. The pitch at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla is a game-friendly pitch, with good help for both batsmen and bowlers. The team winning the toss today can decide to bat or bowl depending on the field conditions.
The temperature is expected to be between 27°C and 32°C. Though it will be sunny, there might be thunderstorms at some point. There is a 40% chance of rain and a 24% chance of thunderstorms. Apart from this, there will be 66% cloud cover over the city.
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