Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand: The 2nd T20 of the 3-match T20 series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will be played today on 30th December at The Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand at 11:45 AM (IST).
| Match | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (NZ vs SL) |
| League | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka T20I |
| Date | Monday, 30th December 2024 |
| Time | 11:45 AM (IST) - 06:15 AM (GMT) |
New Zealand team defeated Sri Lanka team by 8 runs in the first T20 match. In this match, New Zealand team batted first and scored 172 runs for the loss of 8 wickets with the help of an excellent partnership in the middle order between Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell. In the second innings, Sri Lanka team also started well and added 121 runs for the first wicket.
But after this, wickets kept falling at regular intervals and the team could reach only 164 runs. Jacob Duffy and Matt Henry looked in very good form with the ball from New Zealand. On the other hand, Binura Fernando bowled very well for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka will definitely want to make a comeback in the series in this second match.
New Zealand (NZ) Possible Playing 11: 1. Tim Robinson, 2. Rachin Ravindra, 3. Mark Chapman, 4. Glenn Phillips, 5. Daryl Mitchell, 6. Mitchell Hay(WK), 7. Michael Bracewell, 8. Mitchell Santner(C), 9. Matt Henry, 10. Jacob Duffy, 11. Zak Foulkes
Sri Lanka (SL) Possible Playing 11: 1. Pathum Nissanka, 2. Kusal Mendis(WK), 3. Kusal Perera(WK), 4. Kamindu Mendis, 5. Charith Asalanka, 6. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 7. Wanindu Hasaranga(C), 8. Binura Fernando, 9. Maheesh Theekshana, 10. Matheesha Pathirana, 11. Nuwan Thushara
The first T20 match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will be played at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. This pitch can help the fast bowlers in the beginning. So far 18 T20 International matches have been played on this ground, out of which the team batting first has won 12. The average score of the first innings here has been 153 runs. The highest T20 score here has been 243/5 runs, which New Zealand made against West Indies in the year 2017-18. And the team winning the toss on this pitch would prefer to bat first.
The temperature on the day of New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match on Monday, 30th December at Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. is expected to be around 15°C with 81% humidity and 2.2 km/hr wind speed. And the visibility is 10 km. There is no chance of precipitation during the game.
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