SL vs NZ Dream11 Grand League Team, Team News: ICC World Cup 2019 | 3rd Match

SL vs NZ Dream11 3rd Match Prediction | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka ICC World Cup 2019

Sri Lanka and New Zealand will lock horns at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff in the third match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. A win is what both teams would be eyeing for to start their campaign on a positive note.

Sri Lanka has not been in great form of late in ODI cricket but are one of the most consistent teams when it comes to the ICC events, especially the World Cup. Apart from being the winners in the 1996 edition, they have made it to the finals in 2007 and 2011.

Meanwhile, the Blackcaps New Zealand are one of the most consistent teams in limited overs cricket from some time now. They were the runners-up of the last edition and will look to go one step beyond and clinch the coveted title which has eluded them for years.

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Match Schedule

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Time: June 01, 03:00 PM

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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Head to Head (ODIs):

Matches: 98

New Zealand won: 48

Sri Lanka won: 41

Tied: 01

No result: 08

Pitch and Weather report

It is a good batting strip at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. The Batsmen are expected to dominate throughout the match, whereas some assistance to the spinners, later on, is expected. The temperature will be around 20 degrees with the sun out and nominal covering of clouds. Rain won’t hinder the match.

Venue Stats:

Matches: 24

Won batting first: 6 (29%)

Won batting second: 14 (67%)

Highest Total: 342/8 (50 Ov) by ENG vs AUS

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

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Head to Head (ODIs):

Matches Played: 98

New Zealand won: 48

Sri Lanka won: 41

Tied: 01

No result: 00

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka News

• Blackcaps keeper Tom Latham has been cleared to take the field today.
• Tim Southee missed the training session yesterday due to a calf-strain and looks doubtful to feature in this match.
• Colin Munro has a bruised foot and will be sitting out in this match.
• Henry Nicholls is likely to open along with Martin Guptill.
• Veteran Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga who missed out the last two warm-up games is likely to start here for Sri Lanka.

NZ vs SL Head to Head in World Cup Encounters

Total: 10

Sri Lanka Won: 06

New Zealand Won: 04

NZ vs SL Squad:

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Mitchell Santner, Jimmy Neesham, Matt Henry, Henry Nicholls, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Colin Munro, Colin de Grandhomme, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne©, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya De Silva, Nuwan Pradeep, Lasith Malinga, Isuru Udana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Milinda Siriwardana, Angelo Mathews, Avishka Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Thisara Perera

Also read: NZ vs SL Dream11 Team Prediction

 

NZ vs SL Dream11 Grand League Teams:

#1: Teams according to the surface

The Sophia Gardens in Cardiff is a batting friendly track and the matches played here in the recently concluded Royal One-Day Cup saw the batsmen scoring heavily and freely. As many as 10 scores of 300+ have recorded here in One-dayers, whereas the highest ODI score recorded here is 342/8 in the year 2018 by England against Australia.

#2: The top performers

• Ish Sodhi has scalped 9 wickets against this opposition from 5 matches.
• Veteran pacer Lasith Malinga has scalped 36 wickets against this opposition from 22 ODIs. In his last three matches against this opponent, he has got 7 wickets.
• Ross Taylor has been piling runs at will in recent times. He is averaging 88.67 from his last 6 innings.

• Trent Boult has scalped the most number of wickets since the 2015 World Cup among pacers.
• Blackcaps skipper Kane Williamson has got 3 scores of fifty-plus from his last 4 innings against Sri Lanka.
• Angelo Mathews is the backbone of Sri Lanka’s batting line-up. He is an unmissable pick among the Sri Lankan players.

#3: Least selected players from Fantasy 11

Key Players

Sri Lanka:

• Angelo Mathews
• Dimuth Krunaratne
• Lasith Malinga
• Kusal Mendis
• Kusal Perera

New Zealand:

• Kane Williamson
• Ross Taylor
• Trent Boult
• Martin Guptill
• Ish Sodhi