New Zealand and Sri Lanka tend to have a strange relationship when it comes to multi-national encounters. In most cases, the encounters result in a New Zealand win, after looking very dominant. Sri Lanka though, despite looking dominated tend to provide a fight back on most occasions. In this tournament, Sri Lanka are currently at two points. A win takes them ahead of New Zealand, but doing so will be a tough ask. The likes of Wanindu Hasaranga are around, but a Sri Lankan win would result in a true dogfight between the sides.

NZ vs SL Head to Head

Played- 19 | New Zealand – 10 | Sri Lanka – 7 | No Result- 1 | Tie- 1

NZ vs SL Match Details

Date: 29th October 2022

Time: 1:30 PM IST

Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground

NZ vs SL Weather Report

There is some rain around but a full game should still remain likely at Sydney.

NZ vs SL Pitch Report

The Sydney track is very dry, with few cracks on it. The ball will spin and batting first is a better option with the pitch slowing down considerably.

NZ vs SL Predicted Playing XI

New Zealand Playing XI

Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Kane Williamson, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Daryll Mitchell, Mark Chapman/ Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee

Sri Lanka Playing XI

Kusal Mendis, Dhananjay De Silva, Charith Asalanka, Ashen Bandara, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernando

NZ vs SL Key Players

Mitchell Santner

On a track that will turn considerably, Mitchell Santner is going to be a handful. He knows how to extract spin pretty well and is in pretty good form with both bat and ball right now.

Maheesh Theekshana

Maheesh Theekshana’s carrom ball is working wonders even in Australia. He is bowling well in the powerplay and will be a very big weapon for Sri Lanka against Australia. While there will be more bounce in Perth, it will interesting to see how he uses it along with his carrom ball.

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NZ vs SL Match Tips

New Zealand are favorites here, but a spinning track and some good performances keep Sri Lanka in the hunt.

Match Prediction: New Zealand will Win the Match