SL vs NZ Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2024, 2nd Test
New Zealand have not won a Test series in Sri Lanka since 1984.
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Sri Lanka will take on New Zealand in the second Test of the two-match series. The match is scheduled to start on Thursday, September 26, at the Galle International Stadium in Galle. New Zealand’s wait of winning a Test series in Sri Lanka continues to remain as it is. It is the ninth Test series for New Zealand in Sri Lanka. New Zealand’s first and only series win came during the first-ever Test series in Sri Lanka in 1984. They won the three-match series by the margin of 2-0. Since then, Sri Lanka have won three series, while the remaining four series have ended in a draw. The last two Test series between these two teams have ended in a draw.
In the first Test, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Kamindu Mendis scored a splendid century after Sri Lanka lost a few early wickets. His knock of 114 runs helped Sri Lanka post a total of 305 runs in the first innings. William ORourke was the best-performing bowler for the Kiwi side and picked five wickets for 55 runs in 18.5 overs. Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, and Daryl Mitchell scored a half-century each for New Zealand. New Zealand made 340 runs and earned a lead of 35 runs. Prabath Jayasuriya picked four wickets for Sri Lanka and was the best bowler.
In the second innings, Sri Lanka lost the wicket of Pathum Nissanka for just six runs. The next set of batters helped Sri Lanka remain in the game. Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, and Angelo Mathews made a half-century each for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka finished with 309 runs on the board and gave New Zealand the target of 275 runs. Ajaz Patel was the most successful bowler for New Zealand and picked up six wickets. New Zealand lost their first four wickets even before crossing the 100-run mark. Rachin Ravindra and Tom Blundell added 56 runs for the fifth wicket. However, the remaining players couldn’t do much with the bat. New Zealand were bundled out for 211 runs and lost the match by 63 runs.
This win has helped Sri Lanka move to third place in the World Test Championship points tally. Another win will help their chances of finishing in the top two places. New Zealand, the inaugural World Test Champions are in fourth place and lost their fourth Test match in this cycle of the World Test Championship.
Match Information
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd Test
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 26 Sep 2024, Thur, 10:00 AM IST, Galle International Stadium
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Weather Report
Clouds
28.9°C
81% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
Sri Lanka
D Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, K Mendis (wk), D Chandimal, A Mathews, D de Silva (C), PHKD Mendis, RTM Mendis, NGRP Jayasuriya, L Kumara, AM Fernando
Bench : S Samarawickrama, O Fernando, MVT Fernando, M Priyanath, JF Vandersay
New Zealand
Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (C), AY Patel, William O’Rourke
Bench : WA Young, Michael Bracewell, MJ Henry, Ben Sears
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
40%
Pace Bowling
60%
Spin Bowling
65%
Batting Pitch
342
Average Score
35%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Rachin Ravindra NZ | ALL
Ravindra finished as the highest scorer in the first Test. He made 131 runs in two outings, including a half-century in the second innings.
Kamindu Mendis SL | ALL
Mendis was the only batter who scored a century in the first Test. He made a total of 127 runs in two innings.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Vishwa Fernando
SL | BOWL
He has been ruled out of this Test match and hence, can be avoided in fantasy teams.
Angelo Mathews
SL | ALL
He has scored a half-century in two out of his eight outings and can be left out of fantasy teams.
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