New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Predictions - Young to cut the Sri Lanka attack apart in Hamilton
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- Will Young top-scored with 90* off 86 balls in the 1st ODI win over Sri Lanka.
- Avishka Fernando was in good form in the 1st ODI, scoring 56.
- Sri Lanka beat New Zealand 2-0 in their home ODI series in November.
Will Young pulls against Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI.
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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Predictions
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand 2-0 in their home ODI series in Sri Lanka, but they suffered a heavy defeat in the 1st ODI in New Zealand. The Black Caps batters in particular are dangerous in their home conditions.
- New Zealand’s Will Young has scored 56*, 42, 60, 50 & 90* in his last 5 innings.
- New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra scored 45 off 36 balls in the 1st ODI.
- Sri Lanka’s Avishka Fernando top-scored with 56 off 63 balls in Hamilton.
- Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka scored 90 & 31 in the T20I series against New Zealand.
Head-to-Head
Both sides have won two of the last five ODIs between them, with one no-result. Sri Lanka have won two of the last three completed ODIs.
New Zealand Form
New Zealand bounced back from losing the away series 2-0 to Sri Lanka in November by claiming a nine-wicket win in Wellington.
New Zealand kept the Sri Lankan batters in check, restricting them to 178. Matt Henry was superb with the ball, returning figures of 4/19 off his 10 overs.
The Black Caps batters raced to the win with almost half of their overs in hand, thanks to a magnificent 90* by Will Young backed up by 45 off 36 balls from Rachin Ravindra.
New Zealand Team News
New Zealand are in great form and are unlikely to make any changes to their team.
Sri Lanka Form
Sri Lanka’s 2-0 ODI series win over New Zealand at home counted for nothing as they were comprehensively outplayed in Wellington.
Sri Lanka found themselves in trouble at 23/4 before Avishka Fernando (56) got the innings back on track. The lower-middle order offered some resistance, but it wasn’t enough to enable them to post a defendable score as they were bowled out for 178 off 43.4 overs.
New Zealand knocked off the runs needed off 26.2 overs to claim an early lead in the three-Test series.
Sri Lanka Team News
Sri Lanka will be looking for a seriously better batting performance as they look to level the series.
Verdict
I am backing New Zealand to win. I am also backing Will Young to top score for New Zealand.
Avishka Fernando is a good bet to top score for Sri Lanka.
Avishka Fernando is a good bet to top score for Sri Lanka.
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