The Three-match T20 series between SL vs NZ 1st T20 will start from 28th December 2024, and the first match of the series will be played at Bay Oval Cricket Stadium. The match will start at 11.45 AM IST, and you can watch the live streaming of the match on Sony Live app and Sony Sports Network.
SL vs NZ Match Overview:
| Match: | Sri lanka Tour of New Zealand 2024 |
| Date & Time: | 28 December 2024, 11:45 AM IST |
| Venue: | Bay Oval Stadium |
| Live Streaming: | Sony Liv & Sony Sports Network |
Pitch Report:
The pitch at Bay Oval Cricket Stadium is suitable for the pacers. It has been seen in the past that mostly wickets are being taken by the pace ballers, while the spinners are struggles to take wicket and the average score here is around 170 and it has been seen that the team that win the toss mostly decide to ball first.
SL vs NZ 1st T20 Playing XI:
Sri lanka:
Rachin Ravindra, T Robinson, Mark Champman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, N Smith, Z Foulkes.
New Zealand:
Pathum Nissanka, K Mendis, C Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajpaksha, Dinesh Chandimal, C Wickramasinghe, Wanindu Hasaranga, M Pathirana, J Vandersay, Nuwan Thushara.
Match Prediction:
Sri Lanka team has one of the best squad in this match whereas New Zealand has youngsters in their side. Also the recent form of both the teams are almost same but still looking at the current strength of Sri Lanka, it’s likely that Sri Lanka is going to win the first T20 match at Bay Oval Cricket Stadium.
Winner – Sri lanka Will Win!
Dream11 Team for SL vs NZ 1st T20:
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