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On Saturday, New Zealand lost six catches – which could happen to them once every 50 games at most. A Sri Lankan player produced the batting performance of his life. And yet the disparity between these teams is such that a 21-point win in New Zealand was nevertheless the result. The visual acuity of the Sri Lankan attack amid overflights – especially in the absence of the suspended Akila Dananjaya – was once again a determining factor. As was the fragility of the Sri Lankan intermediate order, which lost five wickets in the space of five overtaking. It is not surprising that Sri Lanka has lost each of its last eight live games.
After sewing the series, the hosts, meanwhile, are free to experiment. Seamer Doug Bracewell, who missed the first two games, will likely be run to Nelson. A good performance Tuesday could allow him to be part of the group for the five-game ODI series against India later in the month.
There is no big selection decision to make on the batting front, but fortunately for New Zealand, their higher order is in shape, now that Colin Munro has broken his momentum. Henry Nicholls, who has a goal on fifty of his last nine completed innings, could do well with a few points, but his test form has been so good that you feel that a substantial score of one day can not not be far either. So far, in both matches, he has also arrived at the shrine just as New Zealand began his badault, which left him little room for maneuver.
In their last two ODI series, Sri Lanka has recovered slightly after the loss of the series. They may not be closer to working on their World Cup combination than they were just before the series, but a win at Nelson could at least give them their first win of the tour .
Form Guide
New Zealand WWLWL (last five games ended, most recent first)
Sri Lanka LLWLL
In the honor
Where the two wrestlers from Sri Lanka have not yet bought the box office of the series, Ish Sodhi has five wickets at 21.60 from both matches until now. In the first game, his half-leg went out badly, but he launched a usable spell, neverhelesse, relying on his courage to do the heavy work. Saturday, all his variations worked, and it was he who precipitated the fall of the median order in Sri Lanka, leaving Kusal Mendis corner the right flank, before deceiving Dinesh Chandimal and Seekkuge Prasanna with googles. Sodhi is not yet up to the best ODI wrestlers in the world, but he has shown in this series that he is an intelligent and progressive launcher, able to make a decisive contribution to the types of tracks expected in England during the Cup. of the world.
Kusal Mendis The year 2018 had been exceptional for the tests, but his form of ODI was dismal – he had averaged 16.42 in 14 innings last year. In two rounds of this series, he looked decent at the beginning of his heats, but was not over 18 or 20 years old. It has long been argued that although Mendis has the potential to be an excellent player in all formats, for the moment his own development might be better served if he was reserved for the longer format, for which he it's shown the most promising. With four big tests in Australia and South Africa over the next six weeks, the worst thing that can happen to Mendis is that the confidence he had gained in his long bat format was spoiled by the misadventures of the day.
News from the team
With the series now won, New Zealand could rest Trent Boult and bring Doug Bracewell in his place. Tim Southee or Matt Henry could also afford to let Lockie Ferguson reinstate the XI.
New Zealand (possible): 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Colin Munro, 3 Kane Williamson (Capt.), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Henry Nicholls, 6 Tim Seifert (Week), 7 James Neesham, 8 Ish Sodhi, 9 Doug Bracewell, 10 Matt Henry . , 11 years old Lockie Ferguson
Dasun Shanaka will he finally have a game ahead of one of the failed Allrounders of the XI? Will the role of Dinesh Chandimal be re-evaluated? Sri Lanka has several pbadengers in its XI, but seems reluctant to release them.
Sri Lanka (possible): 1 Danushka Gunathilaka, 2 Niroshan Dickwella (week), 3 Kusal Perera, 4 Kusal Mendis, 5 Dinesh Chandimal, 6 Dasun Shanaka, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Lakshan Sandakan, 9 Lasith Malinga 10, Dushmantha Chameera, 11 Nuwan Pradeep
No and conditions
Another goal-rich encounter is expected in Nelson, with slightly lower limits than Bay Oval. The weather should remain good throughout the day, with temperatures as high as 28 degrees.
Statistics and anecdotes
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Kusal Mendis has scored just one in fifty goals in his last 25 innings completed by ODI. He averaged 14.65 for this period, which dates back to 18 months.
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New Zealand played in six full-length matches at Nelson's Saxton Oval, winning all but one game. Their only loss here, in fact, had been in Sri Lanka in December 2015.
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Ross Taylor has averaged 93.60 and a strike rate of 89, spread over 15 innings of ODI since December 2017.
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