New Zealand vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2019 Match Predictions

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Today Match Overview

New Zealand have clearly been a better side in the tournament so far across both the formats of the game

Sri Lankan batsmen have failed to pace their innings properly and have consequently lost too many wickets in chunks

Sri Lankan quick bowling looked listless in the opening game and it won't be easy for their bowlers to bounce back after the humiliating hammering they received on Thursday

After putting up a brave and gritty effort in the opening test of their New Zealand tour, Sri Lankan's have slid down with a couple of heavy defeats in this tour. They were blanked by New Zealand in test series and their ODI campaign hasn't started the way they'd have liked it to. Although there were plenty of changes in the Kiwi lineup as compared to their test team, they appeared to be continuing from where they left off in the longest format of the game. They'll be looking to extend their lead further as they face Sri Lanka once against at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on 1st June, 2019

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Match Predictions

Although it was just a 45-run defeat for Sri Lanka in the first match, they neither looked in control with the ball nor with the bat at any stage of the match. In recent times, their batsmen have had the tendency to throw their wickets away in a quest to score quickly which has often ended with them getting folded without even playing the quota of fifty overs. Their batsmen will have to take more responsibility going forward. The Kiwis, on the other hand, were flawless with the bat and although Henry was hammered away for runs, the rest of the bowlers were pretty good. New Zealand are playing at home and have been a better team in the tour so far and are better placed to emerge victorious in Saturday's showdown.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Toss Predictions

Toss winning team will elect to bowl first.

New Zealand ODI Squad Final Playing XI

Kane Williamson (capt), 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, Ross Taylor.

Sri Lanka  ODI Squad Final Playing XI

Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), Avishka Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera (wk), Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhananjaya de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay.