Sri Lanka will play New Zealand in a T20I series that kick-starts from Saturday, November 9 as a follow-up to the two Tests they faced off in earlier this year. Get our latest expert Sri Lanka vs New Zealand match betting tips, predictions and picks below.
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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st T20I Information
- Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
- Date: Saturday, November 9
- Time: 7 pm local (1.30 pm GMT or 7 pm IST)
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What Have The Two Teams Done Recently?
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka have had a bit of a transformation under the coaching efforts of Sanath Jayasuriya, having defeated India in an ODI series, beaten New Zealand 2-0 in Tests and overcome West Indies in both, the ODIs and T20I format.
If one were to look at T20I cricket alone, Sri Lanka are coming off a 3-0 loss at the hands of India and a 2-1 win over West Indies after they were bundled out of the T20 World Cup in the very first round.
Overall, Sri Lanka have a rather underwhelming 88-103 win-loss record in T20I cricket.
New Zealand
New Zealand are 111-92 on win-loss in T20I cricket but are coming into this series having not played in this format since the end of the T20 World Cup. And even in that competition, New Zealand looked rather underwhelming, having lost to Afghanistan and West Indies to crash out of the competition in the very first round.
What will give them a bit of confidence is the manner in which they defeated India in the Test series played just before this – becoming the first team to whitewash India 3-0 in India.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20I Head-to-Head: There have been 23 previous T20Is played between these two teams and New Zealand have a healthy 13-7 lead over Sri Lanka.
- Two of the matches ended in a tie and both were then won by Sri Lanka in the one over eliminator that followed.
- Sri Lanka last defeated New Zealand in regular time in 2019.
- In Sri Lanka, New Zealand leads 4-3 which includes a Super Over win for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st T20I Preview & Predictions with Latest Odds*
New Zealand have a new captain in Mitchell Santner with the mantle having been passed around across formats – Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, Tom Latham and Santner have all led the country in recent times.
They also return to the site of their 0-2 loss in the Test series that preceded their whopping performance in India. The pitches then were spin-friendly and the Sri Lankan tweakers did a wonderful job of restricting the Kiwis.
In T20Is, things might not be that helpful for the slower bowlers but it might still be a tough place to win games.
Sri Lanka are also coming off a set of results that should give them a lot of confidence – winning ODIs v India and West Indies, T20Is against West Indies and Tests v New Zealand would be some respite after having gone wayward across formats over the last couple of years.
Backing Sri Lanka start things off with a win.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Match Winner
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Top Batsman
- Top Sri Lanka Batter – Kusal Mendis: 7/2 (sign up with Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top New Zealand Batter – Henry Nicholls: 4/1
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Top Bowler
- Top Sri Lanka Bowler – Dunith Wellalage: 4/1 (sign up with 10Cric in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top New Zealand Bowler – Lockie Ferguson: 4/1
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Toss Prediction
New Zealand to win the toss: 10/11
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Other Predictions
- Team of Top Batter – Sri Lanka: 4/6
*odds correct at the time of writing.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Squads
Sri Lanka Squad: Charith Asalanka (captain), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Wanindu Hasaranga, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamidu Wickramasinghe, Jeffrey Vandersay, Binura Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Asitha Fernando.
New Zealand Squad: Mitchell Santner (captain), Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Josh Clarkson, Zak Foulkes, Lockie Ferguson, Mitch Hay, Dean Foxcroft, Glenn Phillips, Henry Nicholls, Nathan Smith, Tim Robinson, Will Young
How to Watch Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live?
The New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka will be broadcast and live streamed on the FanCode app in India.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Series Schedule
- 1st T20I: November 9 at Dambulla
- 2nd T20I: November 10 at Dambulla
- 1st ODI: November 13 at Dambulla
- 2nd ODI: November 17 at Pallekele
- 3rd ODI: November 19 at Pallekele
