SCHEDULE
VENUE: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele [Sri Lanka]
DATE & TIME: September 3rd at 7 pm IST
PITCH REPORT: Batting Friendly Pitch. Average score is more than 170 runs in an innings.
WEATHER REPORT: As I told you about previous match, the chances of rain is 50-50. But in this match, the chances are just 10 to 20%. But still if Rain happens then the match can become short with 15-15, 10-10 and even 5-5 overs. So take this fact in your mind.
1ST T20 MATCH SUMMARY
- Sri Lanka –174/4 (20)
- New Zealand – 175/5 (19.3)
New Zealand won the match easily with 5 wickets and 3 balls remaining.
SRI LANKA
- Kusal Mendis - 79
- Niroshan Dickwella - 33
- Dasun Shanaka - 17
- Lasith Malinga - 3 wickets
- Wanidu Hasaranga - 3 wickets
NEW ZEALAND
- Ross Taylor - 48
- Colin de Grandhomme - 44
- Daryl Mitchell - 25
- Mitchell Santner - 14* and 1 wicket
- Tim Southee - 2 wickets
HEAD TO HEAD
- Matches- 17
- NZ- 9:6 -SL
- Tied- 1:1 -No Result
TOP PLAYERS ON THIS GROUND
- Kusal Parera (SL): 165 Runs in 4 Matches with 2 Fifties
- Ross Taylor (NZ): 199 Runs in 7 Matches with a Fifty
- Lasith Malinga (SL): 12 Wickets in 8 Matches
- Tim Southee (NZ): 10 Wickets in 7 Matches
- Akila Dananjaya (SL): 6 Wickets in 3 Matches
POSSIBLE PLAYING XI
SRI LANKA
WICKET-KEEPER: Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Parera
BATSMAN: Kusal Parera, Shehan Jayasuriya, Avishka Fernando
ALL-ROUNDERS: Isuru Udana, Dasun Shanaka
BOWLERS: Lasith Malinga ©, Akila Dananjaya, Wanidu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara
BENCH: Kasun Ranjitha, Lahiru Madushanka, Lakshan Sandakan
NEW ZEALAND
WICKET-KEEPER: Tim Seifert
BATSMEN: Colin Munro, Martin Guptill, Tom Bruce, Ross Taylor
ALL-ROUNDERS: Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner
BOWLERS: Tim Southee ©, Scott Kuggeleijn, Seth Rance, Ish Sodhi
BENCH: Daryl Mitchell, Todd Astle
MYTEAMS
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CAPTAIN OPTIONS FOR GRAND LEAGUE
- Niroshan Dickwella (SL)
- Ross Taylor (NZ)
- Avishka Fernando (SL)
- Tim Seifert (NZ)
- Colin Munro (NZ)
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