Match Details:
Date: 29 October 2022
Time: 01:30 PM IST
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
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Preview:
New Zealand and Sri Lanka are set to go head-to-head in another Group 1 match of the Super 12 stage. Both teams enter this fixture after varied results as the New Zealand team registered a clinical win over Australia in their opening game but didn’t get a chance to play in their second game against Afghanistan which was called off. Whereas the Lankans were comprehensively defeated by Australia in their second Super 12 game.
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Analysis:
New Zealand didn’t play their previous game against Afghanistan as the game was abandoned due to rain. But in the opening game, the Blackcaps showed a dominant performance against Australia as they handed the hosts their biggest defeat in T20Is. Their batting led by Devon Conway posted a massive 200-run total whereas their bowlers bundled out the Aussies for just 111.
Sri Lanka had a great start to the Super 12s after defeating Ireland by nine wickets. But in the second game they were humbled by Australia as the hosts registered a seven-wicket win. Their top-order had some decent performances, but the lower-order batters couldn’t have a strong finish. Similarly, their bowlers had moments of brilliance but failed to build on the advantages they had in the game.
Key Players:
People’s picks:
Probable XIs
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Lahiru Kumara
New Zealand
Devon Conway (wk), Finn Allen, Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Grand League team
Head-to-head team
Best 14
Batters: Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, Pathum Nissanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Bowlers: Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando
Wicketkeepers: Devon Conway, Kusal Mendis
All-rounders: James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga
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