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.

By Ankit Anand

Updated - 26 Sept 2024, 00:10 IST

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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

Broadcast

Sony Sports Network

Live Stream

SonyLIV and FanCode

Weather Report

Galle International Stadium

Clouds

28.4°C

82% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Sri Lanka

W
W
L
L
W

New Zealand

L
NR
W
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

309 Runs

2 Matches

207 Runs

2 Matches

3

179 Runs

2 Matches

174 Runs

2 Matches

153 Runs

2 Matches

138 Runs

2 Matches

80.37

2 Matches

78.95

2 Matches

3

72.47

2 Matches

71.03

2 Matches

5

65.54

2 Matches

6

Devon Conway

NZ - bat

61.07

2 Matches

18 Wkts

2 Matches

2

Nishan Peiris

SL - bowl

9 Wkts

1 Match

3

Ajaz Patel

NZ - bowl

8 Wkts

2 Matches

8 Wkts

2 Matches

5

6 Wkts

1 Match

5 Wkts

2 Matches

1

2.89

2 Matches

2.97

2 Matches

3

Ajaz Patel

NZ - bowl

3.13

2 Matches

3.14

2 Matches

5

Tim Southee

NZ - bowl

3.20

2 Matches

3.50

2 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

Vishwa Fernando, who didn’t play the first Test, has been ruled out of this match. He developed a tightness in his right hamstring while practicing and will undergo rehabilitation at the board's high-performance center. Uncapped offspinner Nishan Peiris has been picked in the squad to replace Fernando.

Pitch Report

The average first innings total in the last five Test matches in Galle has been 342 runs. The batters are likely to dominate in the first few days. The remaining days might go with spinners. The team winning the toss might look to bat.

40%

Pace Bowling

60%

Spin Bowling

65%

Batting Pitch

342

Average Score

35%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7
C

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.

9
C

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.

8

Prabath Jayasuriya SL | BOWL

Jayasuriya is the highest-ranked Sri Lankan bowler in the ICC Rankings. He won the Player of the Match award in the first match and took a total of nine wickets. It was the fourth-best performance for a Lankan bowler against New Zealand in Sri Lanka.

8.5

Dhananjaya de Silva SL | ALL

De Silva had a decent outing with both bat and ball in the first Test. He scored 51 runs and took three wickets.

8.5

William O’Rourke NZ | BOWL

O'Rourke bowled the third-best bowling spell by a Kiwi bowler in Sri Lanka in the first Test. He took a total of eight wickets at an average of 13.

8.5

Ajaz Patel NZ | BOWL

Patel picked up eight wickets for 150 runs in the first match. He is likely to play a crucial role in this game considering the help spinners might get from the surface.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

7.5

Vishwa Fernando

SL | BOWL

He has been ruled out of this Test match and hence, can be avoided in fantasy teams.

8.5

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.

Last Updated On - Sep 25 2024 12:10 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

SL

5 : 6

NZ

Credits Left
9.5/100

Head To Head
Kusal Mendis

9

Kane Williamson

9

Tom Latham

8

Daryl Mitchell

8.5

Kamindu Mendis
C

9

Dhananjaya de Silva

8.5

Ramesh Mendis

6.5

Rachin Ravindra

7

Prabath Jayasuriya
VC

8

William O’Rourke

8.5

Ajaz Patel

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

SL

6 : 5

NZ

Credits Left
11/100

Mega League
Kusal Mendis

9

Devon Conway

8

Pathum Nissanka

8.5

Kane Williamson

9

Kamindu Mendis

9

Dhananjaya de Silva
VC

8.5

Ramesh Mendis

6.5

Glenn Phillips

7

Rachin Ravindra
C

7

Prabath Jayasuriya

8

Ajaz Patel

8.5

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