Both teams will be keen to do well.
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Get the best NZ vs SL Fantasy 11 prediction, cricket tips, playing XI updates, pitch reports, and injury updates for 1st ODI of Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand. New Zealand will take on Sri Lanka in the first ODI match of the Series. This match will be played at Basin Reserve in Wellington. Sri Lanka won the T20I series 2-1 and will be high on confidence coming into this ODI leg. New Zealand and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 105 matches in ODI. Out of these 105 games, New Zealand have won 52 whereas Sri Lanka has come out victories 43 times.
Sri Lanka have made four changes to the side that played and ODI last month with Dushan Hemantha, Kusal Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, and Dishan Madushanka not getting picked. Besides Hasaranga, Sri Lanka have also brought in batter Nuwanidu Fernando and the uncapped medium-pacer Eshan Malinga.
For New Zealand, this series will be the team’s last before they pick their squad for the Champions Trophy. The trio of Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell and Matt Henry return to the side with Mitch Santner taking over as captain. They will be trying out a few new players who have done well in the domestic circuit. This promises to be a thrilling match between these two sides.
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Match Information- NZ vs SL Fantasy 11 Prediction
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 4 Jan 2025, Sat, 3:30 AM IST, Wellington
Probable PlayingXI
New Zealand
Michael Bracewell, WA Young, MS Chapman, Mitchell Santner(C), Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham, JA Duffy, MJ Henry, William O’Rourke
Bench: Mitchell Hay, Tim Robinson, Nathan Smith, B Jacobs, Zak Foulkes, HM Nicholls, JA Clarkson, LH Ferguson, D Foxcroft, Ish Sodhi
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, C Asalanka(C), MNK Fernando, PHKD Mendis, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, W Hasaranga, K Mendis, K Perera, D Chandimal, AM Fernando, B Fernando
Bench: A Fernando, B Rajapaksa, M Theekshana, JF Vandersay, Matheesha Pathirana, N Thushara, KNM Fernando, J Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, M Shiraz, Eshan Malinga, LU Igalagamage.
Injury News- will be added when there is an update
Weather Report- Clear Sky
Win Prediction- New Zealand
Pitch Condition- Balanced
Avg 1st Inning Score- 261
Pitch Report
Captains- 8.5
Pathum Nissanka SL | bat
Pathum Nissanka has scored 2422 runs in 61 ODI matches at an average of 43 which also includes six hundreds. Back him to do well.
Rachin Ravindra is a talented all-rounder and had a breakthrough tournament in WC 2023. He has scored 820 runs in his ODI career and will be a good captaincy pick.
Avoid Player Message- 7.5
Mark Chapman- NZ | ALL- 7
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