SL-A vs NZ-A Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 2nd ODI Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Tue, Apr 07, 2026Last Updated on Apr 08, 2026 12:53 AM
Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A Cricket Match Previews
New Zealand A tour of Sri Lanka, 2026
SLA 368/9 (50)
NZA 158/3 (28) CRR: 5.64 | RRR: 9.59
Sri Lanka A won by 44 runs (DLS method)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Heaphy* | 53 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 85.48 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonal Dinusha* | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3.43 |
| Ravindu Fernando | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 |
Last Wicket:Matthew Boyle c Wanuja Sahan b Ravindu Fernando 17(13) - 135/3 in 22.4 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A
Sri Lanka A — Innings 1 (368/9 in 50 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamil Mishara (wk) c Kristian Clarke b Keene | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 190 | |
| Lasith Croospulle c Dale Phillips b Kristian Clarke | 103 | 76 | 13 | 6 | 135.53 | |
| Nuwanidu Fernando c Curtis Heaphy b Tim Pringle | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 125 | |
| Pavan Rathnayake c Curtis Heaphy b Muhammad Abbas | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60 | |
| Sahan Arachchige (c) c Curtis Heaphy b Adithya Ashok | 74 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 108.82 | |
| Sonal Dinusha c Adithya Ashok b Tim Pringle | 93 | 77 | 6 | 4 | 120.78 | |
| Milan Priyanath Rathnayake c Tim Pringle b Adithya Ashok | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 75 | |
| Ravindu Fernando b Rohit Gulati | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |
| Wanuja Sahan c Dale Phillips b Tim Pringle | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 107.69 | |
| Pramod Madushan not out | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 200 | |
| Dilshan Madushanka not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Extras | Byes: 2 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 4 | Total: 8 | |||||
| Total | 368 | 9 wkts, 50 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Clarke | 7 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 8 |
| Simon Keene | 7 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 9.3 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Tim Pringle | 7 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Rohit Gulati | 7 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 8 |
| Adithya Ashok | 10 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 6 |
| Dale Phillips | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| Matthew Boyle | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Kamil Mishara & Croospulle | 39 | 19 |
| Fernando & Croospulle | 43 | 27 |
| Pavan Rathnayake & Croospulle | 23 | 27 |
| Sahan Arachchige & Croospulle | 90 | 73 |
| Sahan Arachchige & Dinusha | 70 | 71 |
| Milan Rathnayake & Dinusha | 29 | 38 |
| Ravindu Fernando & Dinusha | 7 | 7 |
| Wanuja Sahan & Dinusha | 54 | 29 |
| Wanuja Sahan & Pramod Madushan | 1 | 2 |
| Dilshan Madushanka & Pramod Madushan | 12 | 7 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamil Mishara | 3.1 | 39 |
| 2 | Nuwanidu Fernando | 7.4 | 82 |
| 3 | Pavan Rathnayake | 12.1 | 105 |
| 4 | Lasith Croospulle | 24.2 | 195 |
| 5 | Sahan Arachchige | 36.1 | 265 |
| 6 | Milan Priyanath Rathnayake | 42.3 | 294 |
| 7 | Ravindu Fernando | 43.4 | 301 |
| 8 | Sonal Dinusha | 48.3 | 355 |
| 9 | Wanuja Sahan | 48.5 | 356 |
New Zealand A — Innings 2 (158/3 in 28 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Robinson lbw b Dilshan Madushanka | 27 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 135 | |
| Dale Phillips c Pavan Rathnayake b Milan Rathnayake | 34 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 61.82 | |
| Curtis Heaphy not out | 53 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 85.48 | |
| Matthew Boyle c Wanuja Sahan b Ravindu Fernando | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 130.77 | |
| Muhammad Abbas not out | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 61.11 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 10 | Wides: 6 | Total: 16 | |||||
| Total | 158 | 3 wkts, 28 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Mitchell Hay (c) (wk), Simon Keene, Kristian Clarke, Adithya Ashok, Tim Pringle, Rohit Gulati | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.2 |
| Pramod Madushan | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| Milan Priyanath Rathnayake | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Wanuja Sahan | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Sonal Dinusha | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Ravindu Fernando | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Robinson & Dale Phillips | 36 | 29 |
| Heaphy & Dale Phillips | 58 | 76 |
| Heaphy & Matthew Boyle | 41 | 31 |
| Heaphy & Muhammad Abbas | 23 | 32 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Robinson | 4.5 | 36 |
| 2 | Dale Phillips | 17.3 | 94 |
| 3 | Matthew Boyle | 22.4 | 135 |
SL-A vs NZ-A Match Prediction, New Zealand A tour of Sri Lanka, 2026, Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
SL-A vs NZ-A (Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A) Match Details
| Match | Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A (SL-A vs NZ-A) |
| League | New Zealand A tour of Sri Lanka, 2026 |
| Date | Wednesday, 8th April 2026 |
| Time | 10:00 AM (IST) - 04:30 AM (GMT) |
SL-A vs NZ-A Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
SL-A vs NZ-A Match Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
SL-A vs NZ-A Pitch Report: Pitch here is likely to assist the batters more however spinners will definitely come into play as the match progresses.
SL-A vs NZ-A Weather Report: Weather in Hambantota, LK is cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 27°C on the match day with 83% humidity and 9.4 km/h wind speed. And the Visiblity is 10 KM. There are 44% chances of precipitation during the game.
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium Pitch Favour
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Spin Bowling
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SL-A vs NZ-A (Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A) Playing 11
Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A (SL-A vs NZ-A) Match Preview
SL-A vs NZ-A Match Preview: Sri Lanka A will lock horns against New Zealand A in SL-A vs NZ-A ODI on Wednesday, 08 April 2026 at 10:00 AM IST.
Sri Lanka A (SL-A) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Niroshan Dickwella and Kamil Mishara will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Nuwanidu Fernando will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Pavan Rathnayake and Sahan Arachchige will strengthen the middle order for Sri Lanka A.
- Sahan Arachchige will lead the Sri Lanka A as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Lahiru Udara will do the Wicket Keeping for Sri Lanka A.
Spin Bowlers
- Sahan Arachchige and Dushan Hemantha will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Traveen Mathews and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
New Zealand A (NZ-A) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Rhys Mariu and Dale Phillips will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
- Rhys Mariu is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Tim Robinson will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Muhammad Abbas Khan and Mitchell Hay will strengthen the middle order for New Zealand A.
- Max Chu will lead the New Zealand A as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- Mitchell Hay will do the Wicket Keeping for New Zealand A.
Spin Bowlers
- Dean Foxcroft will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Ben Lister and Tim Pringle will lead the pace attack of his team.
Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A (SL-A vs NZ-A) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
SL-A vs NZ-A Match Prediction: Sri Lanka A looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, NZ-A will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
SL-A vs NZ-A SL-A vs NZ-A ODI Match Expert Advice: Traveen Mathews will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Nuwanidu Fernando will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
SL-A vs NZ-A Head to Head
SL-A vs NZ-A Head to Head Records: Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A have faced each other in 1 matches in ODI. Out of these 1 games, Sri Lanka A have won 1 whereas New Zealand A have won 0 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| SL-A | 1 Won |
| NZ-A | 0 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
SL-A vs NZ-A Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- This pitch is compatible for both the Pacers & Spinners.
SL-A vs NZ-A Winning Prediction
- Sri Lanka A team has the upper hand over New Zealand A team. So try to pick more players from Sri Lanka A
SL-A vs NZ-A Small League Must Picks:
SL-A - Traveen Mathews [462 points], Nuwanidu Fernando [338 points]NZ-A - Rhys Mariu [674 points], Dean Foxcroft [497 points]
SL-A vs NZ-A Grand League Risky Picks:
SL-A - Nuwan Thushara [0 points], Sonal Dinusha [0 points]NZ-A - Simon Keene [0 points], Matthew Fisher [0 points]
SL-A vs NZ-A Death Over Bowlers:
SL-A - Pramod MadushanNZ-A - Ben Lister
Sri Lanka A (SL-A) Key Players
- Lasith Croospulle [73*, ]
- Ramesh Mendis [0W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 0W]
- Nishan Madushka [6, 7, ]
- Pavan Rathnayake [58, 60, 5, 13, 40]
New Zealand A (NZ-A) Key Players
- Dale Phillips [26*, 0W, 25, DNB, 25*, ]
- Muhammad Arslan Abbas [5, 4, 1, 72, 32]
- Adithya Ashok [1W, 1W, 1W]
- Rhys Mariu [1, 10, ]
- Ben Sears [2W, 3W, 0W, 3W, 0W]
SL-A vs NZ-A Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Lasith Croospulle [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
- Dale Phillips [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Ramesh Mendis [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
- Rhys Mariu [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Pavan Rathnayake [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Ben Sears [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
SL-A vs NZ-A Injury / Unavailability
Sri Lanka A Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
New Zealand A Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
SL-A vs NZ-A Live Stream
Where can I see SL-A vs NZ-A Live Score?
You can see SL-A vs NZ-A Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
SL-A vs NZ-A match will be live telecast on FanCode.
SL-A vs NZ-A Cricket Match Highlights
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SL-A vs NZ-A match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Sri Lanka A vs New Zealand A (SL-A vs NZ-A) Squads
Sri Lanka A (SL-A) Squad: Kamil Mishara(WK), Lahiru Kumara, Lasith Croospulle, Nishan Madushka(WK), Sonal Dinusha, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Heentigala, Vigneshwaran Akash, Sudeera Thilakaratne, Lahiru Udara(WK), Mohamed Shiraz, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Dilshan Madushanka, Sahan Arachchige(C), Nuwanidu-Fernando, Pavan Rathnayake, Traveen Mathews, Wanuja Sahan, Ravindu Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Milan Rathnayake, Dulaj Samuditha, Duvindu Ranatunga, Isitha Wijesundera, Sohan de Livera(WK), Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kavija Gamage
New Zealand A (NZ-A) Squad: Ben Sears, Ben Lister, Kristian Clarke, Adithya Ashok, Rhys Mariu, Max Chu(WK)(C), Dale Phillips, Mitchell Hay(WK), Tim Pringle, Simon Keene, Tim Robinson, Matt Boyle, Curtis Heaphy(WK), Muhammad Arslan Abbas, Rohit Gulati
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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