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 report, and injury news for 1st T20I of Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand. New Zealand will take on Sri Lanka. This match will be played at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. Charith Asalanka will continue to lead the side, which has a good mix of pace and spin in their team balance. Wanindu Hasaranga will lead the spin unit alongside Theekshana and leggie Jeffrey Vandersay. Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana and Asitha Fernando head the pace department with left-arm pacer Binura being the support option. On the other hand, this series will be Mitchell Santner’s first as New Zealand’s full-time white-ball captain. Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell and Matt Henry return for both the T20Is and Bevon Jacobs gets his maiden call up. This should be an exciting series.
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Match Information- NZ vs SL Fantasy 11 Prediction
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 28 Dec 2024, Sat, 11:45 AM IST, Mount Maunganui
Probable PlayingXI
New Zealand
Tim Robinson, Michael Bracewell, Nathan Smith, MS Chapman, Mitchell Santner(C), Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, Mitchell Hay, Glenn Phillips, Zak Foulkes, MJ Henry
Bench: JA Duffy, B Jacobs
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, C Asalanka(C), B Rajapaksa, PHKD Mendis, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, W Hasaranga, K Mendis, K Perera, M Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, AM Fernando
Bench: D Chandimal, A Fernando, JF Vandersay, B Fernando, N Thushara
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- 169
Pitch Report
Captains- 8.5
Pathum Nissanka SL | bat
Pathum Nissanka has scored 359 runs in the previous 10 T20I matches and will be a good captaincy pick against this opposition.
Rachin Ravindra is an aggressive batter and has a good record in the shorter format. He can also bowl a few overs of spin if needed.
Avoid Player Message- 8
Jeffrey Vandersay- SL | BOWL- 8
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