SL vs NZ Dream11 Match Prediction | ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 | Fantasy Team, Team News

SL vs NZ Dream11 Prediction | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Match Preview | Fantasy Team & Team News

New Zealand and Sri Lanka kick start their World Cup campaign facing each other in the third ODI of the World Cup.

Being the runner-ups of the previous World Cup in 2015, they will look to take their maiden crown. New Zealand was on a 7 win streak before losing to Windies in their second warm-up on 28th. They currently have one of the best batting lineups, with the likes of hard-hitting players like Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, and Tom Latham.

Sri Lanka had made a lot of changes to their squad before coming for the World Cup, including handing over the captaincy to Dimuth Karunaratne. Even after the inclusion of young blood in the team, Sri Lanka still has experienced players on their side, including Angelo Matthews, Kusal Perera, and Lasith Malinga. The weakest point for the Sri Lankans is their fielding side. They are too dependent on their batting department which costs them when it’s their turn to field.

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Match Details

Competition – ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Venue – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Date & Time – 01st June, 03:00 PM IST

Where to watch: Star Sports & Hotstar 

Pitch Stats & Information

Average 1st innings score: 227

Average 2nd innings score: 216

Highest Total: 342/8 (50 Overs) by Eng vs AUS

Lowest Total: 138/10 (37.5 Overs) by SL vs NZ

Highest Chased: 304/6 (48.2 Overs) by PAK vs Eng

Lowest Defended: 169/10 (23.3 Overs) by Eng vs NZ

Whichever team will win the toss would elect to field first. The pitch does not favor high scores with only 10 innings ever crossing 300+. The average run rate is 5.33 with runs per wickets around 32.38. Total 67% of the wins came to the team who batted second.

SL vs NZ Head to Head

The last time Sri Lanka and New Zealand met each other was in January 2019 in the Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand. In that ODI series, New Zealand demolished Sri Lanka by a 3-0 clean sweep. Sri Lanka suffered heavy defeats, as the third match saw New Zealand win by over 116 runs.

New Zealand’s recent ODI run (latest first):

• 28th May – Lost vs Windies by 91 runs
• 25th May – Won vs India by 6 wickets
• 20th Feb – Won vs Bangladesh by 88 runs

Sri Lanka’s recent ODI run (latest first):

• 27th May – Lost vs Australia by 5 wickets
• 24th May – Lost vs South Africa by 87 runs
• 21st May – Won vs Scotland by 35 runs (DLS method)

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SL vs NZ Dream11 Team News & Squad

• Tom Latham was back training in the nets indicating that he should be returning to the starting XI for the match versus Sri Lanka
• Tom Blundell will be potentially replaced if Tom Latham is given the all-clear to return to the squad.
• Pacer Tim Southee did not play the match against West Indies and also didn’t take part in the training session on Friday due to the calf strain.
• Matt Henry can come at Southee’s place
• Sri Lankan batsmen Avishka Fernando twisted his ankle in the warm-up match versus South Africa and is not playing versus New Zealand.
• Lasith Malinga has returned to the playing XI. The veteran should help ease some pressure and improve their bowling attack.

Toss Update:

New Zealand wins the toss and will bowl first

Tom Blundell, Tim Southee, Henry Nicholls and Ish Sodhi are missing out from New Zealand

Jeffrey Vandersay, Milinda Siriwardana, Nuwan Pradeep, Avishka Fernando are missing out from Sri Lanka

New Zealand Squad playing XI:

Ross Taylor, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson (c), Colin de Grandhomme, Trent Boult, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Tom Latham (wk), Matt Henry

Bench: Tim Southee, Tom Blundell, Henry Nicholls, Ish Sodhi 

Sri Lanka Squad playing XI:

SL vs NZ Dream11 Fantasy Team

Fantasy Picks from New Zealand

Trent Boult | Ish Sodhi | Kane Williamson | Ross Taylor

• The duo of Trent Boult and Tim Southee are key players in the early overs versus India in the warm-up match. Both players collectively picked up 5 wickets of which 3 of them were fairly early in the match.
• In the previous clash between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, Ish Sodhi had a very outstanding record, picking up 8 wickets in 3 innings against them with an economy of 5.16.
• Blackcaps skipper Kane Williamson has put up very consistent numbers in the warm-up matches so far. He scored 67 and 82 runs vs India and Windies respectively with an average strike rate of 104.91
• Ross Taylor smacked a spectacular 71 off 75 balls versus India but unfortunately went out for only 2 runs versus West Indies. Disregarding the last fact, he had scored a total of 281 runs in 3 innings vs Sri Lanka, including 1 century and 2 half-centuries.

Fantasy Picks from Sri Lanka

Lasith Malinga | Angelo Mathews | Dhananjaya de Silva

• All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva has recently stepped up his performance. In the warm-up matches versus Australia, he had an economy of only 3.4 in 5 overs with a wicket.
• Lasith Malinga, one of Sri Lanka’s most experienced players looks very confident right now, especially since this will be his last World Cup. Having picked up 11 wickets from 8 matches in 2019, he had not played in the warm-up matches but is expected to play in the upcoming matches.
• Angelo Mathews recently returned to the squad after regaining his form. He has already demonstrated the same against South Africa, scoring 64 off 66 balls. He scored a total of 315 from 8 matches in 2018.

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Missing out from New Zealand – Tom Blundell, Tim Southee, Henry Nicholls and Ish Sodhi are 

Missing out from Sri Lanka – Jeffrey Vandersay, Milinda Siriwardana, Nuwan Pradeep, Avishka Fernando 

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