New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Predictions - Ravindra to keep the runs flowing to seal series 3-0

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Last updated: 09 Jan 2025

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Rachin Ravindra has scored 69, 45 & 79 in his last three innings.
Kamindu Mendis top-scored with 64 in the 2nd ODI
New Zealand have won four of their five recent whiteball matches against Sri Lanka.

Rachin Ravindra hits out against Sri Lanka. (credit: Marty Melville/Getty Images)

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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Predictions

New Zealand have secured the three-match series by winning the first two matches. They will be eager to complete a 3-0 series win in the last match of Sri Lanka's tour.

New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra top-scored with 79 off 63 balls in the 2nd ODI.
New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra scored 45 & 79 in the first two ODIs of the series.
New Zealand’s Mark Chapman hit two sixes in his 62 off 52 balls in the 2nd ODI.
Sri Lanka lost the first two ODIs by nine wickets and 113 runs.
Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis hit three sixes in his 64 off 66 balls in the 2nd ODI.
Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka scored 90 & 37 in his last 5 innings.

Head-to-Head

Both sides have won two of the last five matches between the two sides, with one no-result. New Zealand won the last two matches on the bounce.

New Zealand Form

New Zealand secured the two-match series by beating Sri Lanka by 113 runs at Hamilton.

Rachin Ravindra (79) and Mark Chapman (62) boosted New Zealand to a score of 255/9 off a rain-reduced 37 overs.

Jacob Duffy (2/30) made the early breakthrough before Matt Henry (1/19), Will O’Rourke (3/31), Nathan Smith (1/34) and Mitchell Santner (1/14) kept the runs down to under five to the over.

New Zealand Team News

New Zealand are in superb form and are unlikely to make any changes for the 3rd ODI.

Sri Lanka Form

Sri Lanka lost the first two ODIs of the series, which saw New Zealand clunch the three-match series.

In the 2nd ODI New Zealand piled on 255/9 off the reduced 37 overs. Maheesh Theekshana (4/44, econ 5.50) was the pick of the Sri Lanka bowlers.

Kamindu Mendis hit five fours and three sixes in his 64 off 66 balls. The next highest score by a Sri Lankan batter was Janith Luyange’s 22. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 142 off 30.2 overs.