Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - 2nd T20I of the 2-Match T20I Series in the New Zealand Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium
Weather Forecast
Scattered Thunderstorms - 31°C
1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium
(i) Total Matches - T20s
Overall - 20
Avg 1st Innings - 184
Avg 2nd Innings - 176
Highest total - 230/3 (Kandy Falcons vs Jaffna Kings - 9th July'2024)
Times won Batting First - 9
Times won Batting Second - 11
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
SL - 7 - 5w/2l
NZ - 1 - 0w/1l
(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s
(Before this series)
SL
Pathum Nissanka - Highest run scorer (420), Avg (47.63) - 10M/10I
Kusal Mendis - 2nd highest run scorer (317), Avg (28.82) - 12M/12I
Kamindu Mendis - 3rd highest run scorer (274), Avg (54.80) - 10M/9I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 5th highest run scorer (215), Avg (30.71) - 12M/10I
Kusal Perera - 7th highest run scorer (198), Avg (33) - 7M/7I
Dinesh Chandimal - 8th highest run scorer (192), Avg (38.40) - 6M/6I
Bhanuka Rajapaksa - 9th highest run scorer (186), Avg (31) - 9M/8I
Charith Asalanka - 13th highest run scorer (175), Avg (21.88) - 11M/10I
Avishka Fernando - 16th highest run scorer (158), Avg (26.33) - 6M/6I
Matheesha Pathirana - Highest wicket taker (16), SR (10.9) - 9M/9I
Wanindu Hasaranga - Highest wicket taker (16), SR (17.3) - 12M/12I
Maheesh Theekshana - 3rd highest wicket taker (11), SR (18.6) - 9M/9I
Nuwan Thushara - 10th highest wicket taker (5), SR (18) - 5M/5I
Charith Asalanka - 10th highest wicket taker (5), SR (18) - 11M/6I
Asitha Fernando - 17th highest wicket taker (4), SR (30.5) - 6M/6I
Dunith Wellalage - 17th highest wicket taker (4), SR (21) - 5M/5I
NZ
Glenn Phillips - 11th highest run scorer (180), Avg (60) - 3M/3I
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) New Zealand vs Sri Lanka - 9th November'2024
135/10 vs 140/6 (SL won by 4 wkts)
Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 6w+3w=9w
2) West Indies vs Sri Lanka - 17th October'2024
162/8 vs 166/1 (SL won by 9 wkts)
Pacers - 2w+0w=2w
Spinners - 6w+1w=7w
3) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 15th October'2024
162/5 vs 89/10 (SL won by 73 runs)
Pacers - 5w+1w=6w
Spinners - 0w+9w=9w
4) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 13th October'2024
179/7 vs 180/5 (WI won by 5 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w
5) Colombo Stars vs Jaffna Kings - 10th July'2024
188/8 vs 190/3 (JK won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+1w=6w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w
6) Kandy Falcons vs Galle Titans - 10th July'2024
187/9 vs 188/2 (GT won by 8 wkts)
Pacers - 3w+0w=3w
Spinners - 5w+2w=7w
7) Jaffna Kings vs Kandy Falcons - 9th July'2024
224/7 vs 230/3 (KF won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+1w=6w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w
8) Dambulla Giants vs Galle Titans - 9th July'2024
160/8 vs 135/10 (DG won by 25 runs)
Pacers - 4w+7w=11w
Spinners - 4w+3w=7w
9) Kandy Falcons vs Galle Titans - 7th July'2024
175/7 vs 176/4 (GT won by 6 wkts)
Pacers - 6w+2w=8w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w
10) Colombo Stars vs Dambulla Giants - 7th July'2024
185/6 vs 188/2 (DG won by 8 wkts)
Pacers - 2w+2w=4w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 41w
2nd Innings - 19w
Spinners
1st Innings - 30w
2nd Innings - 27w
Overall
60w:57w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Charith Asalanka (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(7), 4(8), 13(6), 2(4)&0w, 59(35), 9(7)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(13)&1w, 43(24)&1w, 14(8)*&0w, 11(8)*, 0w, 35(28)*&0w
2. Dinesh Chandimal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3), 32(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(26), 38(38)*, 12(9), 89(37)
3. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 40(28), 36(25), 10(8), 23(14), 18(12), 26(23), 19(16), 26(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(13), 30(16), 5(9), 68(50)*, 0(5)
4. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(10), 4(6)&0w, 51(40)&1w, 19(14)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(22)*, 1(5)*, 65(39)*, 36(16), 65(36)*&0w, 0w, 23(16)
5. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(4), 25(11), 88(53), 119(59), 11(10), 54(49)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 60(30), 12(11), 6(9), 39(22), 19(14)
6. Bhanuka Rajapaksa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(21), 17(11), 5(7)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 63(33), 4(4), 16(13), 7(9), 46(26)*, 4(4)
7. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 57(30), 16(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(4), 6(4), 14(11), 58(35)
8. Kusal Perera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(12), 6(3), 24(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2), 16(7), 80(50), 55(36)*, 23(17)
9. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(9)&0w, 0w, 13(10)&1w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 11(7)*&3w
10. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(12)&3w, 27(14)*&0w, 67(32)&1w, 22(9)&2w, 65(32)*&1w, 0(1)&1w, 1(1)&1w, 5(2)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(11)&1w, 0(2)&2w, 0w, 2w, 22(23)&2w
11. Chamindu Wickramasinghe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 56(34)*&2w, 4(3)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(17)*&1w, 0w
12. Binura Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 2w
14. Nuwan Thushara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w
15. Matheesha Pathirana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 2w, 4w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w, 2w
16. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 5(11)&1w, 2w, 1w
17. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 9(17)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
New Zealand (NZ)
1. Will Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 19(19)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Tim Robinson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(11), 1(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 30(17), 23(10)*
4. Mitchell Hay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(24)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Dean Foxcroft
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Josh Clarkson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Henry Nicholls
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 70(43), 52(36), 58(32)&0w, 13(13)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Mitchell Santner (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(16)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Nathan Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Jacob Duffy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Zak Foulkes
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(16)*&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Lockie Ferguson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(9)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
24 - 13w/10l/1nr (In favor of NZ)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 3w/2l (In favor of NZ)
(iii) On This Venue
1 - 1w/0l (In favor of SL)
(iv) Top Performers from current squads when both these teams have met each other - T20s
(Before this series)
SL
Kusal Perera - 5th highest run scorer (242), Avg (30.25) - 9M/9I
Kusal Mendis - 6th highest run scorer (234), Avg (33.42) - 7M/7I
Charith Asalanka - 22nd highest run scorer (98), Avg (24.50) - 4M/4I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 10th highest wicket taker (7), SR (21.1) - 7M/7I
NZ
Glenn Phillips - 18th highest run scorer (104), Avg (104) - 1M/1I
Mitchell Santner - 6th highest wicket taker (9), SR (15.3) - 6M/6I
Ish Sodhi - 8th highest wicket taker (8), SR (21.8) - 8M/8I
Lockie Ferguson - 28th highest wicket taker (4), SR (10.5) - 2M/2I
(v) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) New Zealand vs Sri Lanka - 9th November'2024
135/10 vs 140/6 (SL won by 4 wkts)
Michael Bracewell - 27(24) & 1w
Zak Foulkes - 27(16)* & 3w
Will Young - 19(19)
Glenn Phillips - 1w
Mitchell Santner - 1w
Charith Asalanka - 35(28)*
Kusal Perera - 23(17)
Kamindu Mendis - 23(16)
Wanindu Hasaranga - 22(23) & 2w
Pathum Nissanka - 19(14)
Dunith Wellalage - 3w
Matheesha Pathirana - 2w
Nuwan Thushara - 2w
Maheesh Theekshana - 1w
2) Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - 8th April'2023
182/6 vs 183/6 (NZ won by 4 wkts)
Kusal Mendis - 73(48)
Kusal Perera - 33(21)
Pathum Nissanka - 25(25)
Maheesh Theekshana - 1w
Ish Sodhi - 1w
3) Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - 5th April'2023
141/10 vs 146/1 (NZ won by 9 wkts)
Kusal Perera - 35(32)
Charith Asalanka - 24(19)
4) Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - 2nd April'2023
196/5 vs 196/8 (SL won in Super Over)
Charith Asalanka - 67(41)
Kusal Perera - 53(45)*
Kusal Mendis - 25(9)
Wanindu Hasaranga - 21(11)* & 2w
Maheesh Theekshana - 1w
Mark Chapman - 33(23)
5) New Zealand vs Sri Lanka - 29th October'2022
167/7 vs 102/10 (NZ won by 65 runs)
Glenn Phillips - 104(64)
Mitchell Santner - 2w
Ish Sodhi - 2w
Lockie Ferguson - 1w
Bhanuka Rajapaksa - 34(22)
Maheesh Theekshana - 1w
Wanindu Hasaranga - 1w
(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(17), 37(25), 6(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Kusal Perera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(8), 11(10), 11(10), 3(12), 53(45)*, 35(32), 33(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 57(37), 23(12), 23(17)
3. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 79(53), 26(24), 25(9), 10(5), 73(48)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(19), 4(3), 0(5)
4. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 9(9), 25(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(5), 19(14)
5. Charith Asalanka (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 67(41), 24(19), 3(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(8), 35(28)*&0w
6. Dinesh Chandimal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(23), 2(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(7)
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 11(7)&1w, 14(10)*&1w, 21(11)*&2w, 9(5)&0w, 0(1)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(6)&1w, 22(23)&2w
8. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(16)
9. Bhanuka Rajapaksa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 34(22), 4(4)
10. Chamindu Wickramasinghe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(7)*&3w
12. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(8)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(1)*&1w
13. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w
14. Binura Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Matheesha Pathirana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w
17. Nuwan Thushara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w
New Zealand (NZ)
1. Will Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 19(19)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Tim Robinson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(23), 16(12)
4. Mitchell Hay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(24)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Dean Foxcroft
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Josh Clarkson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Henry Nicholls
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 104(64), 13(13)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Mitchell Santner (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(16)&1w, 11(5)*&2w, 16(16)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 14(8)*&1w, 10(2)*&0w, 16(15)&3w
11. Nathan Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Jacob Duffy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Zak Foulkes
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(16)*&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Lockie Ferguson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 3w, 2w, 10(9)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 10(4)*&0w, 0w, 1w
3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Pathum Nissanka - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 19, 56, 39, 54, 11, 1, 27, 2, 64, 127*, 12, 14
2) Kusal Mendis - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 0, 56*, 3, 13, 26, 19, 1, 106*, 50, 23, 14
3) Kusal Perera - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 23, 55*, 24, 6, 0, 7, 46, 15, 46, 53
4) Kamindu Mendis - LHB, LAO, Offbreak
Last 10 - 23, 0w, 11r 0w, 30*, 19r 0w, 51r 1w, 182*, 114, 13r 0w, 64, 74
5) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 35r 0w, 6r 0w, 62r 0w, 77r 1w, 9r 2w, 59, 206r 2w, 12r 1w, 32, 1r 2w
6) Bhanuka Rajapaksa - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 4, 5*, 17, 1, 9, 33, 7, 9, 68*
7) Wanindu Hasaranga - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 22r 2w, 0w, 4w, 2w, 5r 2w, 1r 1w, 62r 2w, 3w, 10r 1w, 3r 2w
8) Dunith Wellalage - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 11r 3w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 0r 2w, 6r 0w, 5r 2w, 6r 2w, 0r 2w
9) Maheesh Theekshana - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 5r 1w, 1w, 3w, 3w
10) Matheesha Pathirana - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 4w, 3w, 2w
11) Nuwan Thushara - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 2w
BENCH
12) Asitha Fernando - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 11r 2w, 5w, 3w, 4w, 2w, 1w
13) Binura Fernando - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 21r 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 0w
14) Chamindu Wickramasinghe - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 0r 1w, 10r 2w, 27r 0w, 14r 1w, 25*, 8, 70r 0w, 48r 1w, 55r 1w
15) Avishka Fernando - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 34, 9, 5, 126, 1, 41, 44, 17, 15, 33
16) Jeffrey Vandersay - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 17r 0w, 15r 1w, 2w, 7w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w
17) Dinesh Chandimal - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 116, 30, 61, 0, 23, 58, 17, 79, 12, 0, 11, 6, 12, 21
Safe C/VC Choices
Wanindu Hasaranga, Charith Asalanka
B) NEW ZEALAND (NZ) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Will Young - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 19, 71, 51, 18, 23, 33, 48*, 2, 17, 19, 68*, 12, 1, 9
2) Tim Robinson - RHB, RM, WK
Last 10 - 3, 28r 0w, 72*, 0, 0, 34, 19, 33, 51
3) Mark Chapman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1, 8, 24, 4, 12, 23*, 30, 33*, 91*, 4
4) Glenn Phillips - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 13r 1w, 17r 1w, 26r 3w, 9r 2w, 48r 1w, 14r 1w, 0, 78r 3w, 49r 2w, 4r 0w, 48, 10r 0w
5) Michael Bracewell - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 27r 1w, 0w, 4r 1w, 5r 0w, 5r 0w, 0r 0w, 23r 0w, 27r 1w, 1w
6) Mitchell Hay - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 20, 0, 2, 0, 54*, 8*, 146, 1, 3, 35, 32, 35*
7) Mitchell Santner - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 16r 1w, 33r 7w, 4r 6w, 29, 67r 0w, 2r 0w, 2r 1w, 0w, 3w, 6, 7r 2w, 2r 1w
8) Josh Clarkson - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3, 2r 2w, 11r 1w, 14r 0w, 10r 1w, 0w, 4r 2w, 3*, 24*
9) Zak Foulkes - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 27r 3w, 11r 2w, 27r 1w, 49r 2w, 3w, 0r 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w
10) Ish Sodhi - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 10r 0w, 8r 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 8r 1w, 11r 0w, 25r 0w, 29r 1w, 9r 1w
11) Jacob Duffy - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 29r 1w, 1w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 8r 0w, 1w, 5, 17r 1w, 2w, 13r 5w, 13r 2w
BENCH
12) Henry Nicholls - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 8, 18, 0, 19, 1, 43, 14, 19, 6, 85*, 138, 2
13) Nathan Smith - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 17r 2w, 0w, 27r 1w, 33, 4w, 1r 4w, 8r 2w, 7r 0w, 27r 0w, 4r 3w, 11r 0w
14) Dean Foxcroft - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 23r 2w, 22r 1w, 6r 1w, 1r 0w, 7r 3w, 34, 31, 13, 3, 16r 2w
15) Lockie Ferguson - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 3w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 4w, 0w, 1w
Safe C/VC Choices
Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips
Differential GL C/VC choices
SL - Kamindu Mendis, Matheesha Pathirana, Pathum Nissanka
NZ - Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Zak Foulkes
*Important*
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