TOURNAMENT: New Zealand Tour Of Sri Lanka
GAME: NZ vs SRL 2nd ODI
DATE: 12th NOV, 2013
TIME: 14:30 local | 9:00 GMT
RAIN PROBABILITY: 40%
VENUE: Hambantota
KEY PLAYERS FOR SRI LANKA IN THIS GAME: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lasith Malinga and Mahela Jayawardane.
KEY PLAYERS FOR NEW ZEALAND IN THIS GAME: Nathan McCullum and James Neesham
SQUAD:
Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Rangana Herath, Ashan Priyanjan, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Perera, Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Sachithra Senanayake
New Zealand: Kyle Mills (capt), Corey Anderson, Andrew Ellis, Tom Latham (wk), Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi, Hamish Rutherford, Anton Devcich, Grant Elliott, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, James Neesham, Rob Nicol
TOSS PREDICTION: New Zealand may win the toss and may elect to bat first.
PREDICTION:
SRI LANKA: 63%
NEWZEALAND: 37%
STATISTICS: New Zealand must take early wickets in order to survive in the game. They must not let Mahela Jayawardane to build a partnership. On the other hand Sri Lanka are the favorites in this game. They might not feel the pressure as NZ does. Also they have home advantage. SRL have a great record for losing the game while chasing the target. So if NZ choosing to bat first, NZ still has a chance but not a big advantage though.
OVERALL: SRI LANKA WILL BE THE WINNER AGAINST NEW ZEALAND IN THE SECOND ODI GAME ON 12th NOV, 2013
