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

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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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