The second game of this T20I series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand will be played on Sunday, November 10 as the visitors look to get even. 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 2nd T20I Information
- Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
- Date: Sunday, November 10
- 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.
They started off with a win in the opener, chasing down 136 in 19 overs.
Overall however, Sri Lanka have a rather underwhelming 89-103 win-loss record in T20I cricket.
New Zealand
New Zealand are 111-93 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.
In the first game of this series, they were restricted to 135 batting first which their opponents chased down with four wickets and an over to spare.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20I Head-to-Head: There have been 24 previous T20Is played between these two teams and New Zealand have a healthy 13-8 lead over Sri Lanka which includes their loss to the hosts in the first game of this series.
- 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 before finally winning the opener here.
- In Sri Lanka, it’s 4-4 now which includes a Super Over win for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2nd T20I Preview & Predictions with Latest Odds*
Sri Lanka have suddenly started to make inroads against bigger nations and more vitally they are doing that at home across all formats.
The first game was all about that, as they first restricted New Zealand to 135 in 19.3 overs before avoiding an early collapse to chase that down in 19 overs.
While Dunith Wellalage got them three wickets, it was their captain Charith Asalanka’s unbeaten 35 that helped them chase the target down. Asalanka was later named the man-of-the-match too.
And while Zakary Foulkes proved to be the surprise package for New Zealand as he first hit his side’s top-score of 27 and then grabbed three wickets with his medium-pace bowling.
Not much changes though and unless New Zealand can find a way to score runs on these pitches, they will continue to have issues.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Match Winner
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Top Batsman
- Top Sri Lanka Batter – Kusal Mendis: 3/1 (sign up with Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top New Zealand Batter – Glen Phillips: 7/2
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Top Bowler
- Top Sri Lanka Bowler – Maheesh Theekshana: 7/2 (sign up with 10Cric in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top New Zealand Bowler – Glen Phillips: 5/1
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 2nd 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
