Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - 3rd ODI of the 3-Match ODI Series in the New Zealand Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Weather Forecast
Heavy Thunderstorms - 28°C
1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
(i) Total Matches - ODIs
Overall - 43
Avg 1st Innings - 271
Avg 2nd Innings - 220
Highest total - 381/3 (Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 9th February'2024)
Times won Batting First - 16
Times won Batting Second - 25
Times Tied/No Result - 2
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
SL - 40 - 23w/16l/1nr
NZ - 4 - 1w/3l (Last Played in 2012 before this series)
(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - ODIs
(Before this series)
SL
Charith Asalanka - 4th highest run scorer (607), Avg (75.88) - 15M/14I
Kusal Perera - 11th highest run scorer (317), Avg (35.22) - 9M/9I
Avishka Fernando - 18th highest run scorer (261), Avg (37.29) - 7M/7I
Sadeera Samaravickrama - 19th highest run scorer (251), Avg (35.86) - 9M/8I
Nishan Madushka - 45th highest run scorer (107), Avg (53.50) - 2M/2I
Maheesh Theekshana - 8th highest wicket taker (11), SR (58.4) - 13M/13I
Jeffrey Vandersay - 9th highest wicket taker (10), SR (21.7) - 5M/5I
Dunith Wellalage - 21st highest wicket taker (7), SR (39.4) - 7M/7I
NZ
No Records Yet
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) New Zealand vs Sri Lanka - 17th November'2024
209/10 vs 210/7 (SL won by 3 wkts - Match reduced to 47 overs)
Pacers - 2w+1w=3w
Spinners - 8w+6w=14w
2) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 26th October'2024
156/3 vs 196/2 (WI won by 8 wkts - DLS)
Pacers - 1w+2w=3w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w
3) West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 23rd October'2024
189/10 vs 190/5 (SL won by 5 wkts - Match reduced to 44 overs)
Pacers - 3w+2w=5w
Spinners - 7w+2w=9w
4) West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 20th October'2024
185/4 vs 234/5 (SL won by 5 wkts - DLS, Match reduced to 37 overs)
Pacers - 0w+2w=2w
Spinners - 4w+3w=7w
5) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 14th February'2024
266/10 vs 267/3 (SL won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+0w=5w
Spinners - 4w+3w=7w
6) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 11th February'2024
308/6 vs 153/10 (SL won by 155 runs)
Pacers - 4w+5w=9w
Spinners - 2w+4w=6w
7) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 9th February'2024
381/3 vs 339/6 (SL won by 42 runs)
Pacers - 2w+6w=8w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w
8) Nepal vs India - 4th September'2023
230/10 vs 147/0 (IND won by 10 wkts - DLS)
Pacers - 6w+0w=6w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w
9) Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka - 31st August'2023
164/10 vs 165/5 (SL won by 5 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 4w+3w=7w
10) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 30th November'2022
313/8 vs 314/6 (SL won by 4 wkts)
Pacers - 4w+0w=4w
Spinners - 3w+6w=9w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 32w
2nd Innings - 20w
Spinners
1st Innings - 37w
2nd Innings - 27w
Overall
52w:64w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Nuwanidu Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(34), 88(88), 5(23), 34(50)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 91(66), 5(7), 9(12), 5(9)
3. Lahiru Udara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Charith Asalanka (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(56), 37(42), 13(27), 7(8)*, 97(74)*, 6(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 71(68)&0w, 23(21)&0w, 10(18), 83(72)*, 62(92)*, 7(13)*&0w, 77(71)&1w, 62(61)*&0w, 13(12)&1w
5. Janith Liyanage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 50(48), 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 18(18)*&0w, 24(34), 22(39)&0w
6. Nishan Madushka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 69(54), 38(44)
7. Eshan Malinga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Kusal Perera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 56(66), 7(9), 0(2), 14(27), 51(32), 44(55)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 68(25), 50(47), 27(17)
9. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 20(35)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(21)*&0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 18(17)&1w
10. Dushan Hemantha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Sadeera Samaravickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 35(34), 1(7), 45(36), 52(61)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 54(77), 8(5)*, 18(12), 38(50), 8(17)
12. Chamindu Wickramasinghe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Mohammed Shiraz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 11(14)*&0w, 0w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 27(44)*&3w
15. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(3)*&4w, 7(10)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 4(8)&3w, 1w, 3w
16. Dilshan Madushanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
New Zealand (NZ)
1. Will Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(40)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Tim Robinson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 76(81)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Mitchell Hay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 49(62)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(4)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Dean Foxcroft
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Josh Clarkson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Henry Nicholls
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(22)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Mitchell Santner (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(15)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Nathan Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Jacob Duffy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(7)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Zak Foulkes
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Adam Milne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(12)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
104 - 52w/43l/1t/8nr (In favour of NZ)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 3w/2l (In favour of NZ)
(iii) On This Venue
3 - 3w/0l (In favor of SL)
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) New Zealand vs Sri Lanka - 17th November'2024
209/10 vs 210/7 (SL won by 3 wkts - Match reduced to 47 overs)
Mark Chapman - 76(81)
Mitchell Hay - 49(62)
Will Young - 26(40)
Michael Bracewell - 4w
Glenn Phillips - 1w
Mitchell Santner - 1w
Nathan Smith - 1w
Maheesh Theekshana - 27(44)* & 3w
Janith Liyanage - 22(39)
Dunith Wellalage - 18(17) & 1w
Jeffrey Vandersay - 3w
Charith Asalanka - 1w
2) Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - 13th November'2024
324/5 vs 175/9 (SL won by 45 runs - DLS)
Avishka Fernando - 100(115)
Charith Asalanka - 40(28) & 2w
Dilshan Madushanka - 3w
Maheesh Theekshana - 2w
Will Young - 48(46)
Tim Robinson - 35(36)
Michael Bracewell - 34(32)* & 1w
Jacob Duffy - 3w
Ish Sodhi - 1w
3) Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - 9th November'2023
171/10 vs 172/5 (NZ won by 5 wkts)
Kusal Perera - 51(28)
Maheesh Theekshana - 38(91)* & 1w
Dilshan Madushanka - 19(48)
Mitchell Santner - 2w
4) Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - 31st March'2023
157/10 vs 159/4 (NZ won by 6 wkts)
Will Young - 86(113)*
(v) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Nishan Madushka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Nuwanidu Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(6)
3. Lahiru Udara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Kusal Perera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 29(24), 51(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 102(86), 4(23), 43(49)
5. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 100(115)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(9)
6. Eshan Malinga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Charith Asalanka (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(21), 8(8), 40(28)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(12), 13(12)&1w
8. Dushan Hemantha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Sadeera Samarawickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2), 5(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(17)
10. Chamindu Wickramasinghe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(17)&1w
12. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(16)*&0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0w, 3w
13. Janith Liyanage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(13)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 22(39)&0w
14. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 38(91)*&1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 27(44)*&3w
15. Mohammed Shiraz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Dilshan Madushanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 19(48)&0w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
New Zealand (NZ)
1. Will Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(28), 26(40)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 86(113)*, 48(46)
2. Tim Robinson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 35(36)
3. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 76(81)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(5)
4. Mitchell Hay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 49(62)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(9)
5. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(4)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 34(32)*&1w
6. Dean Foxcroft
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Josh Clarkson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Henry Nicholls
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(31), 4(7)*, 2(7), 15(12), 32(38), 124(80)*, 8(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(21)*, 44(52)*, 6(6)
9. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 39(42), 15(22)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(10)*&0w, 9(9)&0w
10. Mitchell Santner (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 38(46)&0w, 21(11)*&1w, 6(15)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 9(7)&0w
11. Nathan Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(8)&0w
12. Jacob Duffy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(7)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(3)*&3w
13. Zak Foulkes
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Adam Milne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(3)*&0w, 19(27)&1w, 2w, 17(23)*&0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 0w, 7(11)*&2w, 2w, 1w
15. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w, 3w, 3w, 10(18), 9(12)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w
3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD:
OUT - Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Asitha Fernando
IN - Nuwanidu Fernando, Eshan Malinga, Lahiru Udara
Probable XI
1) Nishan Madushka - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 38, 69, 56, 31*, 36, 25, 7, 13, 4, 0, 11, 77, 18
2) Avishka Fernando - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 5, 100, 34, 9, 5, 126, 1, 41, 44, 17
3) Nuwanidu Fernando - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 4, 9, 19, 25, 51, 20, 35, 164r 3w, 11r 1w, 18r 0w, 9, 0
4) Sadeera Samarawickrama - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 8, 5, 38, 18, 12, 109, 8, 25, 0
5) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 13r 1w, 40r 2w, 0, 35r 0w, 6r 0w, 62r 0w, 77r 1w, 9r 2w, 59, 206r 2w
6) Janith Liyanage - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 22r 0w, 12r 0w, 0w, 24, 18r 0w, 16r 0w, 39r 1w, 48r 0w, 14r 1w, 11r 1w, 13, 23r 0w
7) Dunith Wellalage - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 18r 1w, 1r 0w, 11r 3w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 0r 2w, 6r 0w, 5r 2w
8) Maheesh Theekshana - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 27r 3w, 2w, 14r 1w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 5r 1w
9) Dushan Hemantha - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 6r 1w, 4w, 3w, 1w, 6r 6w, 0w, 0w, 65r 1w, 2w
10) Jeffrey Vandersay - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 1w, 17r 0w, 15r 1w, 2w, 7w, 1w, 1w, 0w
11) Dilshan Madushanka - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w
BENCH
12) Chamindu Wickramasinghe - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 0r 1w, 10r 2w, 27r 0w, 14r 1w, 25*, 8, 70r 0w, 48r 1w, 55r 1w
13) Mohammed Shiraz - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 6w, 0w
14) Eshan Malinga - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 7r 2w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 4w, 2w, 1w
15) Lahiru Udara - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 5, 43, 35, 14, 6, 6, 39, 129, 25, 12, 26, 90
16) Kusal Perera - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 3, 23, 55*, 24, 6, 0, 7, 46, 15, 46
Safe C/VC Choices
Charith Asalanka, Maheesh Theekshana
B) NEW ZEALAND (NZ) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Will Young - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 26, 48, 30, 19, 71, 51, 18, 23, 33, 48*, 2, 17
2) Tim Robinson - RHB, RM, WK
Last 10 - 4, 35, 0, 3, 28r 0w, 72*, 0, 0, 34
3) Mark Chapman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 76, 2, 2, 1, 8, 24, 4, 12, 23*, 30
4) Henry Nicholls - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 8, 6, 8, 18, 0, 19, 1, 43, 14, 19, 6, 85*
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Dean Foxcroft
5) Glenn Phillips - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 15r 1w, 9r 0w, 4r 3w, 13r 1w, 17r 1w, 26r 3w, 9r 2w, 48r 1w, 14r 1w, 0, 78r 3w, 49r 2w
6) Michael Bracewell - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0r 4w, 34r 1w, 0r 2w, 27r 1w, 0w, 4r 1w, 5r 0w, 5r 0w, 0r 0w
7) Mitchell Hay - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 49, 10, 3, 0, 20, 0, 2, 0, 54*, 8*, 146, 1, 3
8) Mitchell Santner - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 6r 1w, 9r 0w, 19r 1w, 16r 1w, 33r 7w, 4r 6w, 29, 67r 0w, 2r 0w, 2r 1w, 0w, 3w
9) Nathan Smith - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0r 1w, 9r 0w, 17r 2w, 0w, 27r 1w, 33, 4w, 1r 4w, 8r 2w, 7r 0w, 27r 0w
10) Ish Sodhi - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 9r 0w, 1w, 0w, 10r 0w, 8r 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 8r 1w, 11r 0w
11) Jacob Duffy - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 3w, 0w, 29r 1w, 1w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 8r 0w, 1w, 5, 17r 1w, 2w
BENCH
12) Josh Clarkson - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 24, 3, 2r 2w, 11r 1w, 14r 0w, 10r 1w, 0w, 4r 2w, 3*
13) Zak Foulkes - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 6r 1w, 27r 3w, 11r 2w, 27r 1w, 49r 2w, 3w, 0r 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w
14) Dean Foxcroft - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 23r 2w, 22r 1w, 6r 1w, 1r 0w, 7r 3w, 34, 31, 13, 3, 16r 2w
15) Adam Milne - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 12r 3w, 5r 1w, 1w, 9r 2w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 0w
Safe C/VC Choices
Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips
Differential GL C/VC choices
SL - Dunith Wellalage, Avishka Fernando
NZ - Will Young, Mitchell Santner
Must Try IF They Play - Dushan Hemantha, Zak Foulkes, Dean Foxcroft, Nishan Madushka
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