NZ vs SL Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For 1st ODI
New Zealand have won all of their last five ODIs against Sri Lanka and are favorites to win this game.
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New Zealand (NZ) will be hosting Sri Lanka (SL) in the first ODI match at Auckland's Eden Park on Saturday, March 25. The hosts wrapped up a 2-0 series win in Test against Sri Lanka and enter the three-match ODI series as clear favourites. A majority of the key players will miss this series, including skipper Kane Williamson, due to the upcoming Indian Premier League 2023. Tom Latham will lead the team, with Ben Lister and Chad Bowes in contention for ODI debut.
After losing Tests, Sri Lanka needs to win all three ODIs against New Zealand to secure direct qualification to the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. They lost against India 3-0 in their latest ODIs after drawing against Afghanistan at home. Dasun Shanaka will be leading the team, with Angelo Matthews returning to the ODI setup after a gap of two years. Lasith Croospulle and Sahan Arachchige are named in the team for the first while young pacer Matheesha Pathirana is in line for his ODI debut.
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Match Information
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 25 Mar 2023, Sat, 6:30 AM IST ,Eden Park, Auckland
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Players Stats in current Series
Will Young
NZ - bat
112 Runs
2Ā Matches
Kusal Mendis
SL - wk
95 Runs
1Ā Match
Kane Williamson
NZ - bat
337 Runs
2Ā Matches
Tim Seifert
NZ - wk
167 Runs
3Ā Matches
Pathum Nissanka
SL - bat
66 Runs
2Ā Matches
Oshada Fernando
SL - bat
78 Runs
1Ā Match
Kusal Mendis
SL - wk
109.20
1Ā Match
Dilshan Madushanka
SL - bowl
200.00
1Ā Match
Ish Sodhi
NZ - bowl
250.00
3Ā Matches
Tim Southee
NZ - bowl
118.18
2Ā Matches
Dinesh Chandimal
SL - wk
77.78
1Ā Match
Blair Tickner
NZ - bowl
150.00
2Ā Matches
Lahiru Kumara
SL - bowl
1 Wkts
1Ā Match
Tim Southee
NZ - bowl
11 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Henry Shipley
NZ - all
8 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Adam Milne
NZ - bowl
7 Wkts
3Ā Matches
Daryl Mitchell
NZ - all
5 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Ben Lister
NZ - bowl
5 Wkts
3Ā Matches
Lahiru Kumara
SL - bowl
3.20
1Ā Match
Maheesh Theekshana
SL - bowl
5.38
3Ā Matches
Matt Henry
NZ - bowl
1.63
2Ā Matches
Tim Southee
NZ - bowl
2.04
2Ā Matches
Dasun Shanaka
SL - all
3.32
2Ā Matches
Ish Sodhi
NZ - bowl
7.27
3Ā Matches
Probable Playing XI
New Zealand
Tom Latham (C), Ish Sodhi, MJ Henry, DJ Mitchell, BM Tickner, WA Young, Glenn Phillips, Finn Allen, HB Shipley, CJ Bowes, Rachin Ravindra
Bench : Tim Southee, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Michael Bracewell, Tom Blundell, KA Jamieson, HM Nicholls, Neil Wagner, Scott Kuggeleijn, JA Duffy, AY Patel, MS Chapman, Mitchell Santner, DAJ Bracewell, LH Ferguson, MJG Rippon, D Cleaver, BG Lister, JM How
Sri Lanka
K Mendis (wk), Pathum Nissanka, C Asalanka, D Shanaka (C), W Hasaranga, D de Silva, M Theekshana, L Kumara, A Mathews, MNK Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana
Bench : S Samarawickrama, B Rajapaksa, A Fernando, KNA Bandara, C Karunaratne, PM Liyanagamage, K Rajitha, D Madushanka, N Thushara, Dunith Wellalage, D Karunaratne, D Chandimal, AM Fernando, N Dickwella, RTM Mendis, O Fernando, NGRP Jayasuriya, MVT Fernando, M Priyanath, KNM Fernando, PHKD Mendis, SSD Arachchige
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
243
Average Score
Player Picks
Dasun Shanaka SL | ALL
The Sri Lankan skipper was the top run-getter for his team against India in the last ODIs. He scored an admirable unbeaten hundred and took four wickets in two domestic List A games.
Tom Latham NZ | WK
The star wicketkeeper-batter will be leading the team in the absence of Kane Williamson. Latham struggled for big knocks in the recent Tests against Sri Lanka but remains in good form in white-ball cricket.
Kusal Mendis SL | WK
The Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter was excellent in the Tests against New Zealand and will be looking to carry the momentum in ODIs. He has scored over 2500 ODI runs with two centuries and 20 fifties so far.
Pathum Nissanka SL | BAT
The young Sri Lankan opener was not part of the recent Tests against New Zealand but remains a crucial figure of the ODI team. He smashed 72 off 80 in the last ODI against India and should be in the Dream11 Team at any cost.
Glenn Phillips NZ | WK
The star batting all-rounder is yet to make a big impact in ODIs and will be looking to grab this opportunity. Glenn has scored two fifties and a big century in his last three first-class matches for Otago.
Wanindu Hasaranga SL | ALL
The star Sri Lankan spinner enters this series after impressive performances in domestic cricket across formats. Hasaranga has taken 39 wickets and has scored 710 runs from 37 ODI matches so far.
Dhananjaya de Silva SL | ALL
The experienced batting all-rounder made 191 runs across two Tests against New Zealand but struggled for wickets. Dhananjaya has scored 1393 runs with eight fifties and has taken 37 wickets from 65 ODIs so far.
Ish Sodhi NZ | BOWL
The veteran Kiwi spinner will be leading the spin attack with Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell missing the series. Sodhi will be returning to ODIs after seven years and will be looking to make an instant impact.
Chad Bowes NZ | BAT
The 30-year-old top-order batter is in contention to make his debut in the upcoming game. Bowes has scored two hundreds and one fifty in his last five overall games and costs only 6.5 credits on the Dream11 Team.
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Finn Allen
NZ | BAT
The young Kiwi opener struggled against India in the last ODIs with just 40 runs from three games. He has shown a lot of potential but has scored just 482 runs from 16 ODI innings with four fifties so far.
Matheesha Pathirana
SL | BOWL
The young Sri Lankan seamer is likely to make his ODI debut in the upcoming game but has struggled for consistency lately with just four wickets from his last five overall matches.
Last Updated On - Apr 26 2024 12:00 PM
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