Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st ODI Live Stream & Tips - Sri Lanka to dominate in Dambula

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 12 Nov 2024

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Ralph Staniforth 12 Nov 2024

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Both teams field young, inexperienced players in the series.
Sri Lanka won 3 of their last 4 ODIs, with confidence boosted by home advantage.
New Zealand hasn't played ODI cricket in months, impacting their form.

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Hosts to see off young New Zealand side (Getty Images)

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Predictions

Both sides have selected young and inexperienced players for this series. The T20I games were evenly contested, but I am backing Sri Lanka to get the better of the visitors in the 50-over format, particularly if the pitch in Dambula remains poor.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Predictions
Head to Head
Sri Lanka Form
Sri Lanka Injuries & Team News
New Zealand Form
New Zealand Injuries & Team News

Sri Lanka have won 3 of their last 4 ODI matches.
Sri Lanka won their last ODI series at home.
New Zealand have won their last 4 ODI matches against Sri Lanka.
New Zealand have not played ODI cricket in 4 months.

Head to Head

New Zealand have won their last four ODI matches against Sri Lanka. The last being in November 2023.

Sri Lanka Form

Sri Lanka have played a bit of ODI cricket recently with series at home against India and West Indies. They beat the Windies 2-1 in their most recent series.

After winning the final match against India as well, Sri Lanka have now won three of their last four ODI matches. Confidence will be high coming into this series, particularly on home soil.

The series against the West Indies was a low scoring affair, mostly because rain curtailed all three games. The most overs came in the first fixture with 38 overs used in the first innings.

Sri Lanka Injuries & Team News

Charith Asalanka captains a reasonably young and inexperienced home side.

New Zealand Form

New Zealand have not played any ODI cricket in recent months, at least not since the conclusion of the T20 Cricket World Cup. It might take some time for the players to get into the swing of things, but the recent T20I series should help.

It was a two-match series against Sri Lanka in the T20 format, and after losing the first game narrowly, New Zealand bowled superbly to secure the second game.

Both T20I games were played in Dambulla as was the first ODI. Now, both T20 games produced very low scores, which may be a concern for both teams going into this opening ODI.

New Zealand Injuries & Team News

Mitchell Santner will captain New Zealand while they have also have plenty of inexperience. Neither side is near full strength which could lead to some low scores if the pitch in Dambula remains as poor as it has been.

Verdict

Sri Lanka v New Zealand - 1st ODI

Sri Lanka are backed to win the first ODI against New Zealand.

Sri Lanka Win

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