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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, 1st T20I, Sri Lanka vs New Zealand November 2024
Result · Nov 09 2024, Sat - 07:00 PM (IST)
1st T20I, - Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
NEW ZEALAND135
SRI LANKA140/6
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
CRR:7.37
Player Of The Match
Match Info
| Series: | New Zealand in Sri Lanka November 2024 |
| Date: | Nov 09 2024, Sat - 07:00 PM (IST) |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| City: | Dambulla |
| Venue: | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium |
| Toss: | New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat. |
| Sri Lanka Playing XI: | Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara |
| New Zealand Playing XI: | Tim Robinson, Will Young, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Hay (wk), Josh Clarkson, Mitchell Santner (c), Ish Sodhi, Zak Foulkes, Jacob Duffy |
- New Zealand have won each of their last four bilateral men’s T20I series against Sri Lanka, including a 2-1 win in their last series in April 2023 (one win for Sri-Lanka was after a super over); their 56.5% winning percentage against Sri Lanka (won 13/23 matches) is only bettered by a 75% win rate against Bangladesh (min. 10 matches played).
- Sri Lanka have won each of their last two men’s T20Is at home after not winning any of their five previous matches (T1 L4); however, their six wins at home since the start of 2024 are the most games they have won in their home country in a calendar year.
- New Zealand have won two of their last three men’s T20Is in Asia but lost their last match in the continent to Pakistan by 9 runs (27 April 2024); they will be looking to avoid losing consecutive games in Asia for the first time since a four-game losing streak from January to April 2023.
- Sri Lanka have won four of their six men’s T20Is at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium (L2), including each of their last two (all matches have been played in 2024); this will be New Zealand’s first game at the venue, but they have won two of their last three games in Sri Lanka (L1).
- Sri Lanka batters have made a strong connection on over 18% on all deliveries faced in two of their last three men’s T20Is; they had only reached this figure twice in eight previous matches in the format.
- New Zealand have restricted the opposition to under 25 runs in the powerplay in each of their last three men’s T20Is (22, 8, 13), after conceding at least 40 runs in each of their previous eight bowling power plays.
- Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka) has induced opposition batters to play-and-miss on 27.1% of his deliveries bowled in men’s T20Is since the start of 2024, the highest rate of any spin bowler amongst players from Test playing countries.
- Jimmy Neesham (944) needs 56 more runs become the 12th player to reach 1000 T20I runs for New Zealand; though, his average of 6 against Sri Lanka is the second lowest of any opponent (1.5 against India).
- Kusal Mendis has scored 570 runs in T20Is since the start of 2024, only Babar Azam (Pakistan – 660) has scored more amongst players from Test playing countries; only Pathum Nissanka has scored more runs in a calendar year for Sri Lanka (713 in 2022).
- Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand) has taken 17 wickets at an average of 10.5 in men’s T20Is since the start of 2024, the third best average of any bowler to have taken at least 10 wickets amongst players from Test playing countries (India’s Jasprit Bumrah – 15 wickets at 8.3, Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan – 22 wickets at 10.2).