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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Sri Lanka won the toss and choose to bowl first
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 45 runs
After New Zealand fought back to win the opening T20I on Saturday, the Black Caps can secure the series on Monday against Sri Lanka.
We are backing New Zealand to win!
Tournament: | Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 16.7°C|Clear |
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The first T20I of this series was a fascinating one with Sri Lanka seemingly cruising to their target of 173 when they were in control on 121 without loss, halfway through the 14th over. However, Jacob Duffy had other ideas as he dismissed Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera and Kamindu Mendis in the space of four deliveries to turn the momentum New Zealand's way.
Ultimately, Sri Lanka were unable to turn the tide after that triple-strike and the game in Mount Maunganui was ultimately won by the hosts by eight runs.
The question ahead of this clash is can Sri Lanka wrestle back the momentum, or will New Zealand now cruise through the rest of the series with ease?
All will be revealed as we return to Mount Maunganui on Monday!
Although New Zealand won the opening game of the series in Mount Maunganui, there is plenty of room for improvement for Mitchell Santner's side ahead of this match.
Firstly, the top four batters in the order contributed scores of between eight and 15 before Daryl Mitchell hit 62 runs from 42 balls at number five and Michael Bracewell made 59 runs from 33 balls at number seven.
With the ball, Zakary Foulkes must be more economical after seeing his four overs go for 41 runs whilst picking up two wickets. Duffy, Matt Henry and Mitchell Santner all bowled with the level of accuracy and control which we have come to expect from three top international bowlers.
Tim Robinson, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Hay, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy
Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Tim Robinson, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Zakary Foulkes, Mitchell Hay, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy
Across the 40 overs of the opening game of the series, according to the win predictor, Sri Lanka were on track to go 1-0 up in the series for all but five of the overs.
Therefore, it is maybe only tweaks to the performance which is required from Charith Asalanka's side, rather than wholesale changes, and they need to be able to stand up and be counted in the big moments.
With the ball, Nuwan Thushara was the only member of the bowling attack to go wicketless but Binura Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga all picked up two dismissals each.
With the bat, Sri Lanka's line-up need to deliver from one to 11 - which will be a marked improvement after only Pathum Nissanka (90) and Kusal Mendis (46) made double figures in the first match!
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theelshana, Binura Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara
Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanidu Hasaranga, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Binura Fernando
It's going to be a fine and warm day in Mount Maunganui on Monday with the temperature up at 26 degrees during the early afternoon. This is an evening game with the temperature likely to drop down to 19 degrees but there will be no rain interruptions.
As we saw on Saturday, there is something for the bowlers in Mount Maunganui but when the batters get in they can also have success. We expect a par total of 180 with consistent bounce and some turn for the spinners.
It was Sri Lanka who won the toss on Saturday and chose to field first. Although they ultimately lost the game, they had the better of the conditions for batting so we predict that both captains will want to bowl first again.
Sri Lanka showed that they have quality throughout their team in the opening game but that was not enough to beat New Zealand who were actually under par themselves. We expect the Black Caps to step up in this fixture and to get another victory to go 2-0 up with one to play.
We are backing New Zealand to win!
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