New Zealand vs Sri Lanka ODI Series 2015-2016


Sri Lanka will travel to New Zealand to play the 5 one day matches. It will be a cracker of series with the first match starting on 26th December and the last one on 5th January. Last time when Sri Lanka toured New Zealand, it lost the 7 one day series by 4-2. Although the score line looks heavily loaded in favor of KIWIS, all matches were close encounters. The series of 2015-2016 appears to be the same as New Zealand is led by fiery BRENDON MCCULLUM and Sri Lank is spear headed by the all rounder ANGELO MATHEWS.

The home team has a battery of fast bowlers led by the amazing TRENT BOULT who can fire up 145+ deliveries on a regular basis. On the ground of CHRISTCHURCH and Nelson, he can be a handful for the Sri Lankan batsmen. Gone are the days when New Zealand had array of medium pacers. Now they are replaced by probing faster bowlers that can cause trouble to any batsman of the world.

The player from SRI LANKA to watch out for is LAHIRU THIRIMANNE who can crank up the scoring rate in the middle Order. Supported by MATHEWS, the Sri Lankan batting line up appears solid and amazing. The other player who might become the king Pin in New Zealand would be KAUSHAL PARERA. If there would be a hint of spin, he could be the perfect bowler to exploit the conditions to the hilt.

As far as the batsmen are concerned, the kiwis appear to be in an ominous form. ROSS TAYLOR along with Kane Williamson will provide solid partnership at the top order and later on MCCULLUM can pile on the misery of the hosts. Although both teams are evenly balanced, Kiwis due to home advantage and better pace attack hold the edge.

Series Result New Zealand Won the 5 Match ODI Series By 3-1
Start Date 2015-12-26
End Date 2016-01-05
Host Country New Zealand,New Zealand

Schedule

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match 2015
Match 1
Date - 2015-12-26
Day - Saturday
Time - 10:00(Local)

Scorecard
New Zealand
Player of the Match
Matt Henry
Sri Lanka Venue
Hagley Oval
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Match 2015
Match 2
Date - 2015-12-28
Day - Monday
Time - 11:00(Local)

Scorecard
New Zealand
Player of the Match
Martin Guptill
Sri Lanka Venue
Hagley Oval
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Match 2015
Match 3
Date - 2015-12-31
Day - Thursday
Time - 11:00(Local)

Scorecard
New Zealand
Player of the Match
Danushka Gunathilaka
Sri Lanka Venue
Saxton Oval
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI Match 2016
Match 4
Date - 2016-01-02
Day - Saturday
Time - 11:00(Local)

Scorecard
New Zealand
Sri Lanka Venue
Saxton Oval
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 5th ODI Match 2016
Match 5
Date - 2016-01-05
Day - Tuesday
Time - 11:00(Local)

Scorecard
New Zealand
Player of the Match
Matt Henry
Sri Lanka Venue
Bay Oval
Teams
Sri Lanka New Zealand

Squad

Sri Lanka Team Squad
Ajantha Mendis Kusal Janith Perera Lahiru Thirimanne Suranga Lakmal
Nuwan Kulasekara Tillakaratne Dilshan Dinesh Chandimal Angelo Mathews
Sachithra Senanayake Lasith Malinga Thisara Perera Chamara Kapugedera
Nuwan Pradeep Milinda Siriwardana Danushka Gunathilaka Dushmantha Chameera
Jeffrey Vandersay

New Zealand Team Squad
Kane Williamson Douglas Bracewell Ross Taylor Tim Southee
Trent Boult Tom Latham Brendon McCullum Martin Guptill
Mitchell McClenaghan Luke Ronchi Adam Milne Ish Sodhi
Matt Henry George Worker Henry Nicholls Mitchell Santner