This will be the primary match for both sides in Cricket World Cup 2019 and each is also a bit cautious in approach, to start with. However, New Zealand, the runners-up of the 2015 World Cup, encompasses additional balanced aspect and can be additional assured.
New Zealand painted Sri Lanka in their most up-to-date ODI series in January. Thus hopes of New Zealand are high enough to beat Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka, on the opposite hand, are coming back into this event and this match with a ugly chronicle in ODIs recently. It’ll take one thing special for brand spanking new captain Dimuth Karunaratne to assist Sri Lanka to urge past this sturdy New Zealand side.
Pitch report & Weather forecast
Weather Report : Weather will be partly cloudy with daytime temperature reaching 21 °c. Night time temperature are expected to be 12 °c. It will be dry with no precipitation. It will be dry with no precipitation and cloud covering 9% of the sky, the humidity will be around 84%.
Pitch Report : With dew around, the matches are likely to see a lot of teams bowling first – even with Sophia Gardens offering plenty for the batsmen. Sri Lanka won the toss in both of their warm-up matches and could elect to field first if they win the toss again.
Average first innings score: 320+
Record of chasing teams: Won – 3, Lost – 2
New Zealand 2019 World Cup Squad
New Zealand : Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (wk), Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (vc), Ross Taylor
Sri Lanka 2019 World Cup Squad
Sri Lanka : Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Kusal Perera (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis (wk), Isuru Udana, Milinda Siriwardana, Avishka Fernando, Jeevan Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal
Best World Cup 2019 Fantasy Team for League11
Suggested Playing X1 No. 1 for League11
keeper – Kusal Mendis
Batsman – C Munro, Martin Guptil, D Karunaratne, KS Williamson
Allrounder – DD Silva, Angelo Mathews, Mitchel Santner
Bowler – IS Sodhi, TG Southee, Lasith Malinga
Suggested Playing X1 No. 2 for League11
keeper – Henry Nicholls
Batsman – HDRL Thirmann, Martin Guptil, D Karunaratne, KS Williamson
Allrounder – DD Silva, Angelo Mathews, Mitchel Santner
Bowler – IS Sodhi, TG Southee, Nuwan Pradeep
Sri lanka vs New Zealand 2019 World Cup Match Details
3rd match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.
1st June 2019, 3:00 PM IST
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The prediction is for New Zealand to win the match.
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