New Zealand vs Sri Lanka T20I series 2022-23
1st T20I:
First T20I of the series of 3 T20I matches between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is going to be played at the Eden Park, Auckland on April 2nd 2023.
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the ninth bilateral series between the teams. The home team won 4 times and the foreign team won once. Three (3) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 4 series in the span of 9 years, from 2013-14 to present, where the home side won thrice and the opponent won once.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 3 series from 2015-16 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 4 series from 2006-07 to 2013-14.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 1 series in 2013-14.
The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 3 series from 2010 to 2015-16.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are WWWLD.
Matches:
The teams completed 20 meetings, in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 11 times, whereas the opponent won 8 times including a win in a tie. One (1) battle was called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 5 matches from 2016 to 2019.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 5 matches from 2016 to 2019.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 2 matches (thrice) from 2007 to 2009, from 2010 to 2012 and from 2013 to 2016.
The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 5 matches from 2010 to 2016.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are WLWWW.
Kiwi Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the fourth bilateral series between the teams. The home side won twice, whereas the opposite team is still looking for the first win. One (1) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 2 series in the span of 7 years, from 2015-16 to present, where the home side won both times.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 2 series from 2015-16 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 2 series from 2006-07 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 1 series in 2006-07.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are WWD – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 5 meetings, in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 4 times, whereas the opponent won once.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 4 matches from 2006 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 4 matches from 2006 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 1 match in 2006.
The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 1 match in 2006.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are WWWWL.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fifth rank (New Zealand (252)) and eighth rank (Sri Lanka (236)) teams. The host is 16 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 185 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 96 times including a couple (2) of wins in a tied game and lost 84 times including 6 defeats in a tied game. One (1) engagement resulted in a tie and 4 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
If the team will win with a margin of 3, then the team will earn a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 3 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 2, then the team will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 1, then the team will gain 0 to 1 point without any impact in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 1 to 2 points with 0 to 1 position in the ranking.
In case of drawing the series will impact on the team to neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand are LLWWW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand are LLWTL.
Last 5 (completed) series results at home for New Zealand are LWWWW.
Last 5 (completed) match results at home for New Zealand are TLLWW.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 176 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 80 times including a (1) win in a tied game and lost 94 times including a couple (2) of wins in a tied game. a couple (2) of times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
If the team will win with a margin of 3, then the team will gain 3 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 2, then the team will gain a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 1, then the team will gain a (1) point without any impact in the rankings. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 0 to 1 point without any impact in the rankings.
In case of drawing the series will impact on the team to neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Sri Lanka are LLLLL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka are LWLLW.
Last 5 (completed) away series results for Sri Lanka are LLLLL.
Last 5 (completed) away match results for Sri Lanka are LWLLW.
The First 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 without any impact 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 (1) point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the host will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking. In case of tie result, the host will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking, whereas the foreign team will also neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Auckland shows the weather would be partly cloudy throughout the outing. There will be very less chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 4% to 14%. The temperature would be between 21 to 22 Celsius. The wind would be between 12 – 16 km/h. The speed of wind would increase gradually and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss 10 times in 24 played games. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won thrice and lost 7 times including a (1) defeat in a tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLLLL.
The teams never won any battle after choosing to bat first since 2018.
The teams never won an engagement after choosing to bat first after winning the toss since 2014.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 6 times including a (1) win in a tie and lost 7 times. One (1) game resulted in a tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LWWW*L.
The first batting team won the match 10 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 13 times including a couple (2) of defeats in a tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WLLLL.
The home side never lost any engagement while chasing the target since 2018.
Overall, 9 times, including a (1) win in a tie, the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 14 times including a (1) defeat in a tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLWLW.
Home Side:
Particularly, for New Zealand, the team won the toss 16 times in 24 played games. The team won 5 times and lost 10 times, including a (1) defeat in a tie, with a (1) tie.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLLLL.
The team never lost an outing after choosing to field first after winning the toss since 2017.
The team never won an encounter after choosing to bat first after winning the toss since 2014.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWLL*W.
The team never lost a match after being sent to the field after losing the toss since 2018.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 165 runs (according to run rate) in 2012, and the highest successful chase was 244 runs (with 7 balls to spare / highest run chase at that time) in 2018.
The first innings lowest total was 115 runs in 2006 whereas the highest total was 243 runs in 2018. For the second innings, the lowest total was 76 runs in 2021 whereas the highest was 245 runs in 2018.
The batting average of the first innings is 24.68 and 22.63 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other thrice at the venue. The home side won all three (3) encounters.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka at the venue are WWW – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home side has a very poor average record, as the team won 9 times and lost 14 times, including a couple (2) of defeats in a tie, with a (1) tie out of the 24 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue are WWWLL.
The Visiting Side:
The home side has a horrendous record, as the team lost all three (3) played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are LLL – -.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
New Zealand:
The side may go with 3 pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team would include an (1) all-rounder, with pace and a couple (2) of batting all-rounders, one with pace and the other with spin.
New Zealand Eleven: C. Bowes, T. Seifert, W. Young, D. Mitchell, T. Latham, J. Neesham, R. Ravindra, H. Shipley, I. Sodhi, A. Milne, B. Lister
Sri Lanka:
The side may go with a couple (2) of pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team would include 3 all-rounders, one (1) with pace and the other two (2) with spin, a (1) batting all-rounder with spin and a (1) bowling all-rounder with pace.
Sri Lanka Eleven: P. Nissanka, K. Mendis, N. Fernando, D. de Silva, C. Asalanka, D. Shanaka, W. Hasaranga, C. Karunaratne, M. Theekshana, L. Kumara, D. Madushanka
*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: The images were taken from google search. *Notes: https://www.cricadium.com/nz-vs-sl-dream11-prediction-fantasy-cricket-tips-sri-lanka-tour-new-zealand-2023-3rd-odi/
