On Wednesday, December 18, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced their strong squad for the upcoming T20I. series Against the New Zealand National Cricket Team.
The New Zealand Sri Lanka tour consists of a three-match T20I series and a three-match ODI series. The first two T20I matches will be played at Mt Maunganui on December 28 and 30, while the third match will be hosted by Nelson on January 2.
After that two teams They will face each other in three ODIs on January 5, 8 and 11 in Wellington, Hamilton and Auckland.
SLC announces largely unchanged squad for T20I series
The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) selection committee backed the players and named an unchanged squad from the home series against the Kiwis in November. Only Dunith Wellalage was dropped from the side.
Charith Asalanka will lead the side and will be supported by Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal and Bhanuka Rajapaksa in the batting department.
Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Mathesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thuhara, We hate Fernandoand Binura Fernando.
Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan team will leave for New Zealand on Friday, December 20. Under the leadership of head coach Sanath Jayasuriya, the Lankan team has flown high in international cricket and produced a number of exceptional performances. They would aim to continue their memorable run and win the series against New Zealand at their home ground.
Sri Lanka T20I Squad for New Zealand series
Squad: Charith Asalanka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Avishka FernandoKamindu Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamidu Wickramasinghe, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thuhara, Asitha Fernando, Binura Fernando
What happened in the last series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand?
In November, Lanka Lions and Black Caps locked horns in a two-match T20I series and a three-match ODI series.
He posted 135 runs on the board in the first T20I in Dambulla, New Zealand, Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets in 19 to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
The Kiwis bounced back in the second match and won the low-scoring thriller by 5 runs. New Zealand posted 108 runs on the board and then restricted the hosts to 103 runs.
As the action shifted to the ODI series, the home team began to dominate. Sri Lanka won the first match by 45 runs (as per DLS method) after scoring 324/5 and restricting the Kiwis to 175/9.
Then, in the second match, New Zealand posted an undefendable score of 209, allowing the hosts to win by 3 wickets. The third match ended in a draw due to rain and thus the home team won the ODI series 2-0.
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