New Zealand vs Sri Lanka ODI series 2022-23
3rd ODI:
Third and last ODI of the series of 3 ODI matches between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is going to be played at Seddon Park, Hamilton on March 31st 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 Third 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 Hamilton shows the weather would be partly cloudy till the early evening then mostly cloudy till the late evening and then pretty cloudy till the end of the play. There will be extremely less chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 0% to 8%. The temperature would be between 13 to 20 Celsius. The wind would be between 8 – 13 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate throughout the engagement and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 16 times out of 38 played games. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won 6 times and lost 10 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WLLWL.
The teams never won any battle while defending the target after choosing to bat first since 2010.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, won 12 times and lost 7 times. Three (3) engagements were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LWWWW.
The first batting team won the match 13 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 22 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WWLLL.
The home side never lost any match while chasing the target since 2014.
Overall, 18 times the teams won the toss, won the match and lost 17 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLWWW.
Home Team:
Particularly, for New Zealand, the team won the toss 20 times in 33 games. The team won 13 times and lost 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWWW.
The side never lost an encounter after winning the toss since 2015.
The side never lost an outing while chasing the target after winning the toss since 2014.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWWLW.
The home team never lost a match while chasing the target after losing the toss, till date.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 210 runs (according to run rate) in 1981, and the highest successful chase was 347 runs in 2007.
The first innings lowest total was 92 runs in 2019 and the highest total was 363 runs in 2014. For the second innings, the lowest total was 146 runs (according to run rate) in 2022 and the highest was 350 runs in 2007.
The batting average of the first innings is 32.92 and 36.05 is for the second innings.
ODI History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 5 times at the venue. The home team won twice and the opponent won twice, as well. One (1) encounter was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka at the venue are LLWW -.
The home side has never won any encounter against the opposite team since 1995.
Teams’ ODI History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home side has a dream record at the place. The team won 23 times and lost 7 times with three (3) N/Rs (No Result) out of 33 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue are WWWWW.
The team has never lost any outing since 2017.
The Visiting Side:
The visiting team has an average record. The team won twice with two losses with an (1) N/R (no Result) in 5 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are WWLL -.
The team has never lost any outing since 2015.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
New Zealand:
The side may go with T. Blundell in place of F. Allen and H. Nicholls in place of G. Phillips.
New Zealand Eleven: T. Blundell, C. Bowes, W. Young, D. Mitchell, T. Latham, H. Nicholls, 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/
