New Zealand Legends square off against Sri Lanka legends in the Road Safety World Series 2022 on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at the Doon Sports Club in Dehradun. The match will start at 3:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time).
Sri Lanka Legends are currently at the top of the points table in the ongoing Road Safety World Series with 12 points in three games. They beat South Africa Legends by 11 runs in their previous game to register their third consecutive win of the season. Jeevan Mendis top-scored for the Lankan side with an unbeaten 43 runs while Nuwan Kulasekara picked two wickets. Sri Lanka Legends are yet to lose a game in the Road Safety World Series 2022.
Meanwhile, New Zealand Legends’ last game against India Legends was washed out due to rain. The Kiwis are fourth on the points table with eight points in four games. New Zealand Legends have had two of their four games abandoned this season. Before their game against India Legends was abandoned, the Kiwis beat Bangladesh Legends by eight wickets in Indore.
New Zealand Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends Road Safety World Series 2022 odds
4Rabet odds: New Zealand Legends: 4.10, Sri Lanka Legends: 1.24
Betwinner odds: New Zealand Legends: 4.08, Sri Lanka Legends: 1.23
10cric odds: New Zealand Legends: 4.04, Sri Lanka Legends: 1.23
Parimatch odds: New Zealand Legends: 4.00, Sri Lanka Legends: 1;24
Note: Odds are subject to change. Please visit betting sites to check and confirm the latest odds.
New Zealand Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends head-to-head
New Zealand Legends will play Sri Lanka Legends for the first time in the Road Safety Series.
New Zealand Legends have only won one out of their last three games while Sri Lanka Legends have won all of their last three games.
New Zealand Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends Road Safety World Series 2022 squads
New Zealand Legends: Ross Taylor (captain), Jacob Oram, Jamie How, Jason Spice, Kyle Mills, Scott Styris, Shane Bond, Dean Brownlie, Bruce Martin, Neil Broom, Aaron Redmond, Anton Devcich, Craig McMillan, Gareth Hopkins (wicketkeeper), Hamish Bennett.
Sri Lanka Legends: Tillakaratne Dilshan (captain), Kaushalya Weeraratne, Mahela Udawatte, Rumesh Silva, Asela Gunaratne, Chamara Silva, Isuru Udana, Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Chaturanga De Silva, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Dhammika Prasad, Dilruwan Perera, Dilshan Munaweera, Ishan Jayaratne, Jeevan Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga (wicketkeeper), Thisara Perera.
New Zealand Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends probable playing XI
New Zealand Legends: Aaron Redmond, Anton Devcich, Craig McMillan, Gareth Hopkins (wicketkeeper), Ross Taylor (captain), Dean Brownlie, Neil Broom, Jacob Oram, Bruce Martin, Hamish Bennett, Shane Bond
Sri Lanka Legends: Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan (captain), Dilshan Munaweera, Upul Tharanga (wicketkeeper), Chamara Silva, Jeevan Mendis, Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Nuwan Kulsekara, Chaturanga De Silva
New Zealand Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends combined fantasy XI
Dilshan Munaweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan (captain) Gareth Hopkins (wicketkeeper), Ross Taylor, Dean Brownlie, Jeevan Mendis, Asela Gunaratne, Nuwan Kulsekara, Hamish Bennett, Shane Bond, Chaturanga De Silva
New Zealand Legends’ top picks for Road Safety World Series 2022 vs Sri Lanka Legends
Dean Brownlie: The middle-order batter has scored 79 runs in two innings so far and has looked like New Zealand’s best batter in the tournament. During his playing career, Brownlie scored 711 runs for New Zealand in 14 Tests at an average of 29.62. The middle-order batter also scored one century and four half-centuries in the longest form of the game.
Ross Taylor: The former Kiwi cricketer scored an unbeaten 30 runs in his last innings to help his side seal their first win of the season. Taylor has scored 6429 runs in T20s at a strike rate of 131.31. The 38-year-old has a top score of 111 not out in this format.
Sri Lanka Legends’ top picks for Road Safety World Series 2022 vs New Zealand Legends
Dilshan Munaweera: The 33-year-old started the tournament with an unbeaten 95 runs against Australia Legends. Since then, Munaweera has scored 26 and 24 in the next two games. The top-order batter has looked in good form and will be the key player against New Zealand Legends. Munaweera is also the leading run-scorer in the Road Safety World Series 2022 with 145 runs at an average of 72.50.
Tillakaratne Dilshan: The right-handed batter was the leading run-scorer in the Road Safety World Series last season with 271 runs in eight games. Dilshan has scored 123 runs so far this season at an average of 41.00. The former Sri Lankan cricketer also scored a century against Australia Legends in the first game of the tournament.
New Zealand Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends prediction
Sri Lanka Legends are a much stronger side and are clear favourites to beat New Zealand Legends in the upcoming encounter. That said, New Zealand have players like Ross Taylor and Hamish Bennett in their ranks and could give the Lankans a fair fight.
New Zealand Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends Road Safety World Series 2022 playing conditions and weather report
Maximum Temperature: 32°C
Precipitation: 0%
Humidity: 74%
Wind: 24 km/h
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