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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Sri Lanka won the toss and choose to bowl first
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 5 runs
Sri Lanka looking to seal the series against New Zealand.
We predict that Sri Lanka will defeat New Zealand.
Tournament: | New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, T20, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
Weather: | 24.1°C|Patchy rain nearby |
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Sri Lanka will take on New Zealand in the 2nd T20I of the 3-match series at Dambulla on 10 November at 7pm. Sri Lanka lead the series 1-0. They defeated New Zealand in the first match of the series by 4 wickets. Sri Lanka are in with a chance in the second match to seal the series for the home side. New Zealand, on the other hand, will be looking to keep the series alive.
Based on the historic victory against India recently, New Zealand will be confident of getting a win here and making it 1-1 for the decider in the third game. But Sri Lanka playing at home has been a hard-to-beat team in the recent past, irrespective of the format. An interesting contest is coming up.
It looks like Sri Lanka can do no wrong in the home conditions. They recently defeated New Zealand in the Test Series 2-0. It's the same New Zealand that defeated India 3-0 in India for the first time in the history of Test Cricket. Including the win in the first T20I of the series, Sri Lanka have now won three T20Is in a row.
In the first game, Sri Lanka bowled first after losing the toss. They quickly found the first breakthrough in the third over and had New Zealand 31 for 3 at the end of the powerplay. Sri Lanka never allowed New Zealand to settle down and kept taking wickets at regular intervals to have them reduced to 96 for 8 wickets in the 16th over. Sri Lanka did leak some runs in the death overs but still managed to restrict New Zealand for 135 at the end of the innings. Dunith Wellalage took 3 for 20 while Thushara, Pathirana and Hasaranga took 2 wickets each.
Sri Lanka started their innings cautiously, chasing a not-so-big target but lost Kusal Mendis in the second over for nought. Sri Lanka were 55 for 3 by the end of the 7th over and was in a bit of trouble. But Charith Asalanka’s innings of not-out 35 made sure they reached the target with 4 wickets and 1 over to spare. Sri Lanka seems to be on autopilot to win at home. They should close the series down in this game.
Key players: Charith Asalanka, Pathum Nissanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara
Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Wanidu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana
That must have come as a shock defeat for New Zealand in the first T20I against Sri Lanka. After the historic win against India in India, the cricketing world expects New Zealand to win everything here onwards, but not so much in Sri Lanka. They recently lost a two-match test series 0-2 against Sri Lanka. The sequence of defeat continued in the first T20, where New Zealand was outbowled and outbattled by the hosts.
New Zealand won a crucial toss in favourable conditions and opted to bat first. However, they lost some quick wickets and were reduced to 67 for 6 in the end of 12th over. They actually did well hereon to end at 135 in the 20th over. It gave New Zealand bowlers something to bowl at. Michael Bracewell and Zakary Foulkes both top scored with 27 runs each.
In defence of this small total, Santner provided New Zealand with the early breakthrough, but there was no pressure on Sri Lankans as they cruised along to the target with six down, with an over to spare. Zakary Foulkes was the peak of the bowlers with figures of 20 for 3. New Zealand’s batting is finding it tough against quality attack from Sri Lanka. Can they win this match keep the series alive?
Key players: Tim Robinson, Mark Chapman, Zakary Foulkes, Mitchell Santner
Tim Robinson, Will Young, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitch Hay (wk), Josh Clarkson, Mitchell Santner (c), Ish Sodhi, Zakary Foulkes, Jacob Duffy
Mark Chapman, Tim Robinson, Will Young, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Josh Clarkson, Mitchell Santner, Mitchell Hay, Zakary Foulkes, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi
The weather on the match day at Dambulla, Sri Lanka, on Saturday, November 10, 2024, is expected to be mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of thunderstorms in spots. The high temperature is expected to be around 31°C with a low of 20°C. We may see some interruptions in the game.
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The venue of the match is Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. It is a is a picturesque cricket ground which opened in 2000 to specifically to host matches in Sri Lanka’s central region. It has hosted numerous international matches since then. Ths stadium has a seating capacity of approximately 16,800 spectators.
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium is predominantly a bat first ground. Out of the 8 T20Is played at this venue 4 have been won by the team batting first while 3 wins for team batting second - 1 no result. The team winning the toss should bat first here.
A terrific bowling display in home conditions helped Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in the first T20I. They were slightly troubled in the batting but the batting depth bailed them out. New Zealand, on the other hand, seemed to be lacking on both fronts. None of the wicket batters could go on and make it big, while the bowling seemed toothless at times. We believe Sri Lanka will seal the series in this game against New Zealand.
We predict that Sri Lanka will defeat New Zealand.
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