New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live Score Updates: Lockie Ferguson dismisses Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka at 74/5 after 10 overs

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Wicket!!! Kusal Perera OUT

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka batter Kusal Perara was playing very attacking cricket today, and he tried something similar against pacer Lockie Ferguson, but the ball didn’t get good length and the batter is walking back to pavilion after playing a fast innings of 51 runs. 

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Wicket!!! Trent Boult strikes back

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: As Kusal Perera continued his onslaught from the one end, Charith Asalanka was struggling from the other. Trent Boult finally found him in front of the wicket, but the umpire was not intrested. Kane Williamson consulted with the bowler and wicketkeeper, and then decided to review the umpire’s decision. The third umpired reviewed the footage closely and asked umpire to reverse his decison.  

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Fastest 50 of World Cup 2023

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Kusal Perera just slammed the fastest 50 of ICC World Cup 2023 as he managed to secure a half-century in just 21 balls. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson changed Tim Southee with Lockie Ferguson, but that didn’t restrict Kusal Perera from slamming boundaries. 

Kusal Perara 51

Charith Asalanka 8

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka score 61/3 in 7 overs

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Kusal Perera is looking unstoppable today as he continues to play attackingly even against Trent Boult. The batter he slamming back to back boundaries and is looking is very great shape today. From the other side, Charith Asalanka began slow and is supporting Kusal Perara by keeping him on strike

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka score 52/3 in 6 overs

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Kusal Perera doesn’t seem to be affected by the wickets felling around him as the batter continues to play his game. He slammed a massive SIX against Tim Southee and then followed it with 3 FOURs. Tim Southee clinched one early wickets, but leaking too many runs in his overs. 

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Wicket!!! It’s a collapse

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lankan batting order seems to be collapsing as Sadeera Samarawickrama wasted no time to walk back to the pavilion. Trent Boult clinched 2 wickets in the fifth over and Sri Lanka is in trouble. The centurial of previous match Charith Asalanka is on crease now, and he will look at creating a partnership with Kusal Perera

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Wicket!!! Kusal Mendis OUT

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera were playing attacking cricket as they managed 15 runs from the 4th over of Tim Southee, but as Trent Boult came for the fifth over, Kusal Mendis gave away his wicket on the first ball of the over. The Sri Lankan skipper was trying to go big against the pacer but it was an easy catch for Rachin Ravindra

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: SL 15/0 after 3 over

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Good over for Sri Lanka as Kusal Perera and Kusal Mendis managed two boundaries against Trent Boult. Kusal Mendis has been completely ineffective in the previous few matches and it seems like the captaincy pressure has taken a toll of the good batter. 

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Wicket!!! Pathum Nissanka OUT

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Tim Southee is leading the New Zealand attack from the other end and he delivered a successful first over as he dismissed Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka. The pacer tried for a caught behind on the fourth ball, but wicketkeeper Tom Latham missed the catch. Tim Southee tried the same thing on the fifth ball and this time it was straight in the hands of the wicketkeeper.  

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: SL 1/0 after 1 over

 Trend Boult comes up with a little movement early on as Pathum Nissanka confidently blocks it. Boult starts with 4 Dot Balls. Just a single to end the over.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Sun is up!

The Sun is up in Bengaluru. Although there were concerns about rain, the weather has cleared up for the game between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Bengaluru’s renowned Chinnaswamy Stadium.

New Zealand have decided to field after winning the toss, and the game is expected to start with some clouds in the sky.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: NZ win toss, to bowl first

New Zealand have won the toss and decided to bowl first.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Will it wash out?

There are concerns about Bengaluru weather. It’s quite cloudy when not raining. Some think the entire match will be called off while some believe the match will take place even though it may be a shortened one due to rain. 

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Probable squads

New Zealand Probable XI

Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (capt.), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi/Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee/Lockie Ferguson

Sri Lanka Probable XI

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (capt, wk) Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Toss at 1:30 PM

Teams that win the toss usually decide to bowl first as Bengaluru offers a batting-friendly pitch. In the last match held here, Pakistan won the toss and asked New Zealand to bat first. While the Black Caps put up a massive score of 401/6, Pakistan also went off to a flying start and scored 200/1 in 25.3 overs. 

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Naveed Nawaz on Kusal Mendis

Sri Lanka’s assistant coach, Naveed Nawaz, commented on Kusal Mendis’ form, noting a dip after an impressive beginning in the tournament. Despite a strong start with scores of 79 and 122 against South Africa and Pakistan, Mendis’s recent performances haven’t matched his initial success. Nawaz stated that Mendis has been allowed to play in his own style.

“I think it’s about the mental clarity. We’ve had many discussions and he’s been given the freedom to go about in his preferred fashion,” Nawaz said.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: How can NZ reach semis?

New Zealand need to beat Sri Lanka in their final game to secure five victories and accumulate 10 points. Also, they must maintain a superior net run rate compared to Pakistan and Afghanistan, who could also reach 10 points with wins over England and South Africa, respectively.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Kane Williamson speaks on Bengaluru weather

Kane Williamson was asked about the weather concerns in today’s match.

“There’s lots of things that we can’t control and the weather is one of those. There may be a thought in the back of your mind, but at the end of the day, our focus will be on the cricket that we want to play,” Reuters quoted the Kiwi skipper as saying.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Can the Lions roar again?

Sri Lanka’s performance in this tournament has been far from impressive. The controversy in the previous match against Bangladesh was all people have been talking about. In the match that Lanka eventually lost, Angelo Mathews was “timed out” as he did not come to bat before the scheduled time. Now, they have to put that controversy behind them and prove their true potential. They also need to win this match to finish in the Top 8 on the points table. Otherwise, they may not be able to take part in the Champions Trophy in 2025. 

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Bengaluru weather update

Heavy rain (99% chance) with thunderstorms is predicted at 12 PM, as per Weather.com. Even in the afternoon, there is a 69% chance of rain. However, Bengaluru seems to dry up after that even though it will remain cloudy.

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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Kane Williamson’s last match?

If New Zealand lose this match, this may be Kane Williamson’s last performance in World Cups. Even if the match gets washed out and the Kiwis have to be satisfied with just 1 point, that may end their World Cup 2023 campaign as well. So, this may be the final chance for fans to see the legendary New Zealand captain in action in a World Cup. 

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Weather concerns

Today’s match in Bengaluru is under threat due to the weather forecast. There’s a high likelihood of storms for the next several hours, and Weather.com predicts a 96% chance of rain shortly. However, the probability of rain should decrease after 4 PM. The humidity is expected to stand at 90%, with temperatures ranging from 20 to 26 degrees.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Kiwis played their last match here

Pakistan chose to field after winning the toss, sending New Zealand in to bat. New Zealand racked up a hefty 401 for 6 wickets. Fakhar Zaman then hit a rapid 126 from 81 deliveries, with Babar Azam contributing 66 from 63. Pakistan reached 200 in just 25.3 overs. Rain interrupted the game, and Pakistan was declared the winner by 21 runs, according to the Duckworth-Lewis method.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: Pitch report

The Bengaluru Chinnaswamy Stadium, known for its short boundaries, favours high scores. Usually, the winning toss captains opt to field. This pattern continued in the previous game between Pakistan and New Zealand as well. 

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live: World Cup head-to-head records

There have been 11 World Cup matches between these two. Sri Lanka have a slightly better record with 6 wins while New Zealand have won 5 times. In 2019, during their last WC encounter, the Kiwis won by 10 wickets.