ICC World Cup 2019: New Zeland vs Sri Lanka Match Prediction, Head to Head, Predicted XI

New Zealand will take on Sri Lanka in the third match of the ongoing cricket World Cup at Cardiff on Saturday. The Kiwis had quite an interesting outing in the warm-up games. They first defeated India while faced as a big defeat against West Indies. So, the Kane Williamson-led side will enter the World Cup as one of the unpredictable teams. They can turn the tables on a given day, while they can fall short other times.

While as Sri Lanka is one of the under-performing teams in the world cricket today, especially in the ODI cricket. They have been constantly failing to deliver and hence are arguably one of the weakest teams playing the contest. However, one can’t rule them out as they have the ability to bounce back at any period of time.

Head to head

New Zealand has won four out of the last five ODIs against Sri Lanka. The fifth one too was washed out. So, Kiwis hold a 100% winning percentage in the last five matches.

Prediction

Despite an uneven show in the warm-up games, New Zealand will hold the upper hand as they face Lankans tomorrow. Their experienced duo, Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson are in good form, while Trent Boult is also bowling well, hence making Black Caps the top contenders to win tomorrow’s match.

Predicted XI

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Blundell (wk), Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Perera (wk), Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal