New Zealand vs Sri Lanka ODI series 2022-23
2nd ODI:
Second ODI of the series of 3 ODI matches between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is going to be played at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch on March 28th 2023.
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the seventeenth bilateral series between the teams. The home team won 9 times whereas the visiting side won 3 times. Four (4) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 4 series in the span of 10 years from 2012-13 to present, in which the home side won 3 times, whereas the opposition won 1 time.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 3 series from 2014-15 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 4 series (twice) from 1982-83 to 1992-93 and from 2013-14 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 1 series (thrice) in 1992-93, in 2000-01 and in 2012-13.
The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 3 series from 2006-07 to 2014-15.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are WWWDL.
Matches:
The teams completed 100 meetings in the longest format of the limited overs cricket, till date. The host won 50 times, whereas the opponent won 41 times. One (1) Match resulted in a tie. Eight (8) games were called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 7 matches from 1988 to 1992.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 8 matches from 1988 to 1992.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 8 matches from 1997 to 2001.
The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 8 matches (twice) from 1997 to 2001 and from 2010 to 2013.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are WWWWW.
Kiwi Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the twelfth bilateral series between the teams. The home team won 8 times whereas the visiting side won 1 time. A couple (2) of series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 3 series (thrice) in the span of 14 years from 1982-83 to 1996-97, in which the home side won all 3 times, in the span of 6 years from 2000-01 to 2006-07, in which the home side won 2 times and the foreign team won once and in the span of 8 years from 2014-15 to present, in which the home side won all 3 times.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 3 series (twice) from 1982-83 to 1996-97 and from 2014-15 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 6 series from 2004-05 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 1 series in 2000-01.
The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 2 series from 1996-97 to 2004-05.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are WWWDW.
Matches:
The teams completed 44 meetings in the longest format of the limited overs cricket, till date. The host won 29 times, whereas the opponent won 12 times. Three (3) engagements were called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 9 matches from 1983 to 1995.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 9 matches from 1983 to 1995.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 4 matches from 2001 to 2001.
The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 4 matches from 2001 to 2001.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are WWWWW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the third rank (New Zealand (112)) and eighth rank (Sri Lanka (87)) teams. The host is 25 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 798 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 367 times and lost 382 times. 7 games resulted in a tie. 42 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand are LWWLW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand are WLLLW.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 882 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 399 times and lost 439 times. 5 games resulted in a tie. 39 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) series results of Sri Lanka are LDWWW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka are LLLLW.
The Second Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then the home side will gain a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking, whereas the opponent will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visiting team will gain a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking and the home team will lose a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of a tie, the home side will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the visiting side will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Christchurch shows Rain, Light Rain and showers (few) would be expected throughout the play. There will be mid to extremely high chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 30% to 81%. The temperature would be between 8 to 9 Celsius. The wind would be between 26 – 32 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature, both would fluctuate throughout the engagement.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to field first after winning the toss, which happened in 6 times out of 16 matches, and the selection didn’t favor the teams, as the team won twice and lost 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WWLLL.
The teams never chose to bat first after winning the toss since 2017.
The teams never lost any match after choosing to bat first since 2015.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, won 3 times and lost 6 times. One (1) game was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WWWLL.
The teams never lost a battle after choosing to field first since 2017.
The first batting team won the match 8 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 7 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLLWW.
The home side never lost any match while chasing the target since 2014.
Overall, 5 times the teams won the toss, won the match and lost 10 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWWL.
Home Team:
Particularly, for New Zealand, the team won the toss 5 times in 12 games. The team won all 4 times without any loss with an (1) N/R (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWW -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while losing the toss, are LWWWW.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 289 runs (according to run rate) in 2017, and the highest successful chase was 272 runs in 2021.
The first innings lowest total was 117 runs in 2015 and the highest total was 341 runs in 2014 and in 2016. For the second innings, the lowest total was 121 runs (according to run rate and in completed innings) in 2017 and the highest was 283 runs in 2017.
The batting average of the first innings is 32.74 and 29.91 is for the second innings.
ODI History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 4 times at the venue. The home team won all 4 encounters.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka at the venue are WWWW -.
Teams’ ODI History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home side has a dream record at the place. The team won 10 times and lost once with an (1) N/R (No Result) out of 12 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue are WWLWW.
The Visiting Side:
The visiting team has a horrendous record. The team lost all 4 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are LLLL -.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
New Zealand:
The side may go with H. Nicholls in place of F. Allen and M. Chapman in place of G. Phillips.
New Zealand Eleven: H. Nicholls, C. Bowes, W. Young, D. Mitchell, T. Latham, M. Chapman, R. Ravindra, H. Shipley, M. Henry, I. Sodhi, B. Tickner
Sri Lanka:
The side may go with D. de Silva in place of D. Madushanka.
Sri Lanka Eleven: P. Nissanka, N. Fernando, K. Mendis, A. Mathews, C. Asalanka, D. Shanaka, D. de Silva, W. Hasaranga, C. Karunaratne, K. Rajitha, L. Kumara
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: T means tie in “last five match 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.india.com/cricket/series/aus-vs-sa-202527/live-score-2nd-odi-match/australia-vs-south-africa/full-scorecard/213014/
