Cricket World Cup 2023, NZ vs SL: New Zealand won by 5 wickets

The 41st match of Cricket World Cup 2023 will be played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. It is very important for New Zealand to win this match to reach the semi-finals. If New Zealand loses this match then it will be difficult for New Zealand to reach the top 4. In this article, we will give you all the details of the match you need to know.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 41st Match Details

Date – 9 November 2023

Time – 02:00 PM IST

Venue – M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Toss – New Zealand won the toss and opt to bowl

Key players

Here are 5 players of New Zealand to watch out for.

1. Devon Conway – a very prime contender of top run-getters in the World Cup
2. Rachin Ravindra – a young talented boy who has impressed everyone with his all-round skills in the 2023 World Cup.
3. Mitchell Santner – always a team man who can contribute with both bat and ball.
4. Trent Boult – Trent Boult and the ODI World Cup both are a very fine pair, there is something about the World Cup and ICC tournaments that takes the best out of him.
5. Lockie Ferguson – Lockie Ferguson will bring pace to this pace attack on New Zealand and in some venues he can be dangerous.

Here are 5 players of Sri Lanka to watch out for.

1. Kusal Mendis – a senior and experienced player on whom the whole batting of the Sri Lankan team will rely.
2. Dhananjaya De Silva – a spin all-rounder who can also play aggressively and big shorts.
3. Dunith Wellalage – a very young and exceptional talent produced by Sri Lanka who was outstanding in the Asia Cup.
4. Maheesh Theekshana – he will play the role of the main spinner in the team and with his experience of IPL in Indian conditions he will play an important part.
5. Madhushanka Dilshan – there are a lot of aspirations from this young bowling talent who is among the highest wicket-takers in the World Cup 2023.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Dream11

Combined strongest playing 11 of the match can be.

1. Pathum Nissanka
2. Devon Conway
3. Rachin Ravindra
4. Kusal Mendis
5. Daryl Mitchell
6. Glenn Phillis
7. Angelo Mathews
8. Mitchell Santner
9. Madhushanka Dilshan
10. Matt Henry
11. Lockie Ferguson

Possible Playing 11s

Here is the possible playing 11 of Pakistan.

1. Dimuth Karunaratne
2. Pathum Nissanka
3. Kusal Mendis (Captain & Wicketkeeper)
4. Sadeera Samarawickrama
5. Charith Asalanka
6. Angelo Mathews
7. Dhananjaya De Silva
8. Dunith Wellalage
9. Maheesh Theekshana
10. Kasun Rajitha
11. Madhushanka Dilshan

Here is the possible playing 11 of New Zealand.

1. Devon Conway
2. Kane Williamson(c)
3. Rachin Ravindra
4. Tom Latham (Captain & Wicketkeeper)
5. Daryl Mitchell
6. Glenn Phillips
7. Mark Chapman
8. Mitchell Santner
9. Trent Boult
10. Ish Sodhi
11. Matt Henry

Head-to-Head

It is a very interesting rivalry as there is not much difference between these two teams in ODIs. They played 101 ODIs against each other. New Zealand won 51 whereas Sri Lanka won 41 and there was no result in 8 matches.