New Zealand vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Live Scores and Updates: SL spinners strangle NZ, 11/2 after 3 overs

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2.2 Sri Lanka have scalped another wicket and it is the big man Devon Conway! Can you believe it? Sri Lanka spinners have sent the openers back for single digits on board in the third over. A straight delivery from Dhananjaya and Conway is completely undone. He tried to come down the track and create room, moving away on the leg side, but completely misses the ball. SL spinners seem like strangling NZ. Devon Conway b Dhananjaya de Silva 1(4)

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After a wicket in the first over, Kasun Rajitha too starts with a decent over. New Zealand have only three runs from the second over.

New Zealand: 6/1 after 2 overs

13:41 (IST)

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0.3 <OUT> Sri Lanka have an early breakthrough! Theekshana bowls on a good length outside the off stump, and the ball spins in a little bit. Allen moved across on the leg side and tried to cut the ball, but was completely foxed. The ball hits the top of off-stump and disturbs the furniture. Finn Allen has departed! 

Finn Allen b M Theekshana 1(3)

 

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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Live Scores and Updates, Toss

Kane Williamson - We will bat. Looks like a good surface, we have played once before and we did well. It's nice to be back after a while, we have different oppositions at different conditions during this tournament.

Dasun Shanaka - We would have batted first as well, but we have chased well and not too disappointed at all. The batting unit will have to get runs and we do have the bowlers. One change for us - Binura Fernando is replaced by Kasun Rajitha

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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Live Scores and Updates, Toss

Team Changes

 

New Zealand - 

In - Daryl Mitchell  |  Out - Mark Champan

 

Sri Lanka - 

In - Kasun Rajitha  |  Out - Binura Fernando

Playing XI

New Zealand - Finn Allen, Devon Conway(wk), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

Sri Lanka - Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha

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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Live Scores and Updates, Toss

New Zealand have won the toss and Kane Williamson has elected to bat first!

 

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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Live Scores and Updates

A different pitch will be used for today's match, moving two pitches away from the last match. This will mean that one boundary will be shorter, but the other side will be larger.

The pitch looked like a belter and good to bat on.

"If I was the captain, and won the toss, I would look to bat first," reckons Dale Steyn with a hat on!

12:45 (IST)

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Live Scores and Updates

Hello and Welcome to the live coverage of New Zealand vs Sri Lanka which is the only match to be played on Saturday after multiple washouts in Melbourne on Friday. The contest will prove to be a crucial one as the winner of this match will make a strong case for themselves to qualify for the semi-finals. New Zealand definitely start as the favourites, but Sri Lanka have been dynamic in the current year, and not to forget, are the Asian champions as well! 

Toss and playing XI in a while.

Amidst an already heated group 1, New Zealand will face Sri Lanka in a very important fixture to add some crucial points to their tally and strengthen their hold on the semi-finals qualification.

New Zealand and Sri Lanka will face each other at the SCG in Sydney.

New Zealand were not given any significant attention at the start of the tournament, but their emphatic win over Australia ensured their proper announcement at the World Cup.

The Kiwis are looking for a team that has covered all bases with some power hitters across the batting order and a versatile bowling attack. The squad will only be boosted with the comeback of Daryl Mitchell who is expected to make his way into the playing XI against Sri Lanka.

New Zealand will continue to bank on Devon Conway and Finn Allen to open the innings, keeping someone as mighty as Martin Guptill out of the playing XI.

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will look to overcome their defeat against Australia and compete better with New Zealand. They were going strong against Australia until Marcus Stoinis came in and spoiled the momentum that was making the match look like going down to the wire.

The Lankans were disciplined with the ball but will want their batters to put in more effort and score those additional 15 runs. Wanindu Hasaranga will also look to make things normal after being taken for a ride against Australia.

While New Zealand have recovered their injured player, Sri Lanka have been plagued with injuries and we are definitely expecting a couple of changes in the playing XI.

The Kiwis will want to ensure the two points here after one point slipped as the match against Afghanistan was washed out.

Thankfully, no showers are expected in Sydney, and after multiple washouts on Friday, Saturday is expected to set up the World Cup mood perfectly.

Head to Head: New Zealand 10 – Sri Lanka 8 (one washout)

Squads:

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(wk), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Martin Guptill

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Ashen Bandara, Pramod Madushan, Kasun Rajitha, Jeffrey Vandersay

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