Oct 29, 2022
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
Sydney Cricket Ground - Sydney, Australia
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New Zealand are favourites to win
New Zealand and Sri Lanka go head to head in Match 27 of the 2022 T20 World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday evening. New Zealand beat Australia in their opening fixture before their game with Afghanistan was abandoned without a ball bowled. Sri Lanka have beaten Ireland and lost to Australia so far. Read on as we preview this match. The Super 12 stage game begins at 19:00 local time in Sydney.
New Zealand were unfortunate with the weather against Afghanistan but will be in a very strong position in the group if they win this match. They have an excellent recent record against Sri Lanka and will be full of confidence.
Sri Lanka too good for Ireland in their first Super 12 game but were then well beaten by Australia. They were unable to stop Marcus Stoinis in full flow and will need to be wary of the same thing happening against powerful batters here.
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket, Star Network, Fox Sports, ESPN and PTV.
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All three games in this competition at this venue have been won overwhelmingly by the team batting first. We predict that both skippers will want to field second in this match.
Pace bowlers had the most joy on this pitch in the New Zealand v Australia contest although spinner Mitchell Santner also took wickets. A par score will be around 185-190.
The game will begin under beautiful evening sunshine before clear night skies will take over. The temperature will be no lower than 18 degrees.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup 2022
With the weather so poor that no toss took place in the Afghanistan v New Zealand game in Melbourne on Wednesday, we expect no changes to the team ahead of this game. Lockie Ferguson will have had nine days in between games and will be well rested.
New Zealand have won four of their last five completed games in this format..
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Devon Conway (wk), Finn Allen, Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
It has been a tournament of injuries for Sri Lanka’s pace bowlers and Binura Fernando became the latest player to be ruled out of the tournament. He bowled the first five balls of the innings against Australia before having to leave the field and has been replaced in the squad by Asitha Fernando.
Sri Lanka’s seven wicket defeat against Australia ended a run of three successive wins in this format.
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando
Sri Lanka trail New Zealand 10-7 in the overall head to head in this format. However, Sri Lanka won the last meeting to end a run of five successive defeats.
| Matches Played | NZ Won | SL Won | Tie | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand are strong favourites with the bookmakers ahead of this game in Sydney. Sri Lanka are underdogs but have not been completely written off.
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Sri Lanka have beaten some top teams over recent months and were excellent value for winning the Asia Cup but beating New Zealand would be their biggest victory over recent times.
Devon Conway, Finn Allen and Kane Williamson are our batting choices for New Zealand. Williamson has scored 15 IT20 half-centuries.
Our batting tips are Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka for Sri Lanka. Asalanka hit a very impressive 38 not out from 25 balls against Australia.
We recommend Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Mitchell Santner with the ball for New Zealand. Santner got the wickets of Finch, David and Stonis in Match 13.
Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana and Chamika Karunaratne are our bowling choices for Sri Lanka. Theekshana took 1-23 from three overs on Tuesday and picked up the big wicket of David Warner.
Sri Lanka will come into this match believing that they can cause an upset but the reality is that New Zealand very rarely put in a poor performance. We expect Sri Lanka to have some good moments but are backing New Zealand to win the match.
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