New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Predictions - NZ to win fourth T20I in five against Sri Lanka

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Last updated: 27 Dec 2024

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Mark Chapman scored a monster 276 in a first-class match against Canterbury in November.
Pathum Nissanka has scored 359 runs in his last 10 matches.
New Zealand are the form team and should beat Sri Lanka.

Mark Chapman reverse-sweeps against Sri Lanka. (credit: Sameera Peiris/Getty Images)

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Predictions

New Zealand come into the match on the back of a 423-run Test win over England, while Sri Lanka have just been beaten 2-0 in their away Test series against South Africa.

New Zealand’s Mark Chapman has passed 50 nine times in 70 T20I innings.
New Zealand’s Tim Robinson scored 92, 35 & 35 in his last 3 red ball innings.
Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka has scored 28, 23, 89 & 31* recently.
Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis scored 143 & 74* against Sri Lanka in their recent home ODI series.

Head-to-Head

Sri Lanka have won just one of their last five T20Is against New Zealand. The Black Caps have won three, with one match tied.

New Zealand Form

New Zealand have won three of their last four T20Is, including a five-run win over Sri Lanka in their last T20I.

Their last match was a low-scoring affair after New Zealand were skittled for 108, Will Young top-scoring with 30.

Pathum Nissanka’s 52 was the backbone of the Sri Lanka reply, but Lockie Ferguson and Glenn Phillips each picked up three wickets to clinch a thrilling five-run win with one ball to spare.

New Zealand Team News

New Zealand haven’t set the world on fire in white-ball cricket, but they have been picking up wins and are a good bet to start their series against Sri Lanka at Mount Maunganui with a victory.

Sri Lanka Form

After winning three T20Is in a row (two against the West Indies, one against New Zealand), Sri Lanka went for to New Zealand by five runs in their last match.

Their previous match saw Sri Lanka clinch a four-wicket win over New Zealand with a over in hand. Dunith Wellalage (3/20) starred with theball as New Zealand stumbled to 135 all out.

Charith Asalanka (35 off 28 balls) hit two fours and a six as the Sri Lanka top-order produced the goods to claim a win with an over in hand.

Sri Lanka Team News

Sri Lanka’s recent 2-0 Test series loss was not the ideal preparation for this white-ball series, although they did win their warm-up match against a NZ XI by 32 runs just before Christmas.