Sri Lanka tour New Zealand 2023 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 1st ODI, 25th march, 6:30 AM | Match Preview

Series: Sri Lanka tour New Zealand, 2023

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI 25th march morning six thirty am

Venue: Eden Park, Auckland

New Zealand and Sri Lanka are scheduled to lock horns in the first game of the three-match ODI series on Saturday, March 25. Eden Park in Auckland will host the contest.

The Black Caps will be captained by Tom Latham in the absence of Tim Southee and Kane Williamson. The Kiwis have a relatively young squad. Will Young and Finn Allen should open the batting with
skipper Latham and Henry Nicholls in the middle order.

Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell bring in a lot of firepower to New Zealand’s middle-order. The hosts won’t have the services of Lockie Ferguson, who has been ruled out of the first ODI due to a hamstring injury.

Sri Lanka will go into the match after losing the Test series 0-1. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis should open the batting for the Islanders. A lot will depend on Dhananjaya de Silva, who can perform with both bat and ball.

Sri Lanka’s batting has a fair amount of depth as the likes of Wanindu Hasaranga can also add valuable runs on the board. Hasaranga is also likely to share the spin-bowling mantle with Maheesh Theekshana.

Pitch Report
The pitch at Eden Park in Auckland is good for batting. But fast bowlers also get a lot of assistance from the surface. Fielding first after winning the toss should be the way to go for teams.

key players New Zealand : Finn Allen, Tom Latham , Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry

key players Sri Lanka : Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis , Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha

Prediction: New Zealand to win the match.

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