New Zealand vs Sri Lanka WCT20 2022
27th T20I:
Twenty-seventh match of a tournament, (Ninth match of Group 1 and Fifteenth encounter of Super 12) WT20 2022 between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is going to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Moore Park, Sydney on October 29th 2022.
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka History:
Overall:
Matches:
The teams met with each other 19 times. New Zealand won 10 times, whereas Sri Lanka won 8 times including a victory in a (1) tied engagement. A (1) game was called off without any result (No Result).
The most consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 5 T20Is from 2016 to 2019.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 5 T20Is from 2016 to 2019.
The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 2 T20Is (thrice) from 2007 to 2009, from 2010 to 2012 and from 2013 to 2016.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 5 T20Is from 2010 to 2016.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are LWWWW.
World Cup History:
Matches:
The teams met with each other 5 times. New Zealand won once and Sri Lanka won 4 times including a (1) win in a tied encounter.
The most consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 1 T20I in 2010.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 1 T20I in 2010.
The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 2 T20Is (twice) from 2007 to 2010 and from 2012 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 2 T20Is (twice) from 2007 to 2010 and from 2012 to present.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are LL*WLL.
Points and Rankings:
The match is the comparison between the fifth rank (New Zealand (254)) and eighth rank (Sri Lanka (235)) team. New Zealand is 19 points ahead of Sri Lanka.
New Zealand:
The team completed 176 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 93 times including a couple (2) of wins in a tied game and lost 79 times including 6 defeats in a tied game. 4 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand are WLWWW.
The team played 38 T20I. The team won 21 times and lost 17 times including a couple (2) defeats in a tied encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand in WT20 are WLWWW.
Sri Lanka:
The team completed 170 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 78 times including a (1) win in a tied game and lost 90 times including a couple (2) of wins in a tied game. 2 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka are LWWWL.
The team played 48 T20Is. The team won 31 times including a (1) win in a tied outing and lost 17 encounters.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka in WT20 are LWWWL.
The Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of New Zealand then the winning side will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking, whereas the other team will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the winning team will gain a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking, and the opposite team will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Sydney shows the weather would be pretty sunny and clear throughout the game. The precipitation percentage would be 0%. So, there would be almost no chance of rain, as of now. The temperature would be between 18 to 23 Celsius. The wind would be between 17 to 20 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature, both would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss in 7 games out of 14 outings. The selection favored the teams, as the teams won 4 times and lost thrice.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WWLLL.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 2 times and lost 4 times. A (1) match was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LL*LLW.
The first batting team won the match 8 times including a win in a tied encounter. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 5 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WWWW*W.
Overall, 6 times the teams won the toss, won the match and lost 7 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWLL*L.
New Zealand:
Particularly, for the team, the team won the toss 0 times in 3 played encounters.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while winning the toss, are – – – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while losing the toss, are WLL – -.
Sri Lanka:
Particularly, for the team, the team won the toss both times in 2 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue, while winning the toss, are L*L – – -.
The team never chose to bat first after winning the game, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue, while losing the toss, are – – – – -.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 149 runs in 2022, and the highest successful chase was 198 runs in 2016.
The first innings lowest total was 117 runs (according to run rate) in 2018 and the highest total was 221 runs in 2007. For the second inning, the lowest total was 101 runs (completed innings) in 2022 and the highest was 200 runs in 2016.
The batting average of the first innings is 30.01 and 23.53 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
New Zealand:
The team has a below average record at the venue, as the team won once and lost twice in 3 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue are WLL – -.
Sri Lanka:
The team has a horrendous record at the venue, as the team never won, yet lost twice in 2 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are L*L – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
New Zealand:
The side comes with D. Mitchell in place of M. Chapman.
New Zealand Eleven: D. Conway, F. Allen, K. Williamson, G. Phillips, J. Neesham, D. Mitchell, M. Santner, I. Sodhi, L. Ferguson, A. Milne, T. Boult
Sri Lanka:
The side comes with K. Rajitha in place of B. Fernando.
Sri Lanka Eleven: K. Mendis, P. Nissanka, D. de Silva, C. Asalanka, B. Rajapaksa, D. Shanaka, W. Hasaranga, C. Karunaratne, M. Theekshana, L. Kumara, K. Rajitha
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/men-s-t20-world-cup-2022-who-is-playing-when-where-faqs-1339969 *Notes: https://hindustannewshub.com/sports/nz-vs-sl-world-cup-2022-live-streaming-new-zealand-vs-sri-lanka-interesting-battle/
