ICC World Cup 2019: Match 3, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka – Dream11 Fantasy Team based on Stats

This team is picked purely based on the players' recent statistics.

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It will be a double-header on Saturday and the first of the two contests will be played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. The Kiwis head into this encounter as the clear favourites. The Lankans haven’t been playing the best of their cricket this year and look quite weak on paper. In the last five ODIs that they played, Sri Lanka only managed to win one match.

Moreover, in the last five years, New Zealand dominated the head-to-head record winning 11 games out of 16. Thus, the Blackcaps will be eyeing the two points early on. But at the same time, Sri Lanka will hope that they can turn around their fortunes starting from this tournament. If they manage to win two or three games on the trot, it will be a huge confidence booster and they can carry on from there.

Here we bring you the Dream11 Fantasy team based on the stats of the players:

Wicketkeepers:

You have the option of picking up to four wicket-keepers in your side. But going by the stats of all the wicket-keepers, it would be better if you just pick one. It still remains an uncertainty if Tom Latham will play this match. Tom Blundell is yet to make his ODI debut. While there might be a temptation to pick both Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera, it is advisable only to select the former. Both of them aren’t the most consistent of players and you wouldn’t want to take a chance.

Batsmen:

In the batsmen category, it is important to balance out with players from both the teams. Considering the stats of the last five ODIs, no other Sri Lankan batsman scored more than Angelo Mathews. The other option you can pick is Dimuth Karunaratne. Martin Guptill, who has scored the highest runs amongst all these players, should be your captain. You can pick Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor as the other two batsmen. But it is quite tough to leave out Henry Nicholls and you may consider his name according to your choice.

All-Rounders:

From New Zealand, you can pick between James Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme. The numbers, however, reflect that the former has done better and might even bat slightly higher up the batting order. Dhananjaya de Silva can be chosen from the Sri Lankan team. His figures with the bat aren’t the best but he did well with the ball.

Bowlers:

Trent Boult picked up 14 wickets in the last five ODIs, highest amongst the bowlers. He is in good form and picked up four-wicket hauls in both the warm-up matches. Thus, he could be the vice-captain of your team. Suranga Lakmal and Ish Sodhi, who are both economical as well as pick up a few wickets can be the final two players in your stats-based Dream11 team.

Final Fantasy team:

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