New Zealand v Sri Lanka: T20 Records and Stats at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)

New Zealand will lock horns against Sri Lanka in the 26th match of the ICC T20 World Cup, on Saturday, 29th of October. New Zealand started the World Cup in an emphatic way after beating Australia by 89 runs. The Kiwis scored 200 runs in the first innings and then bundled out the mighty Australians for just 111. Their second game against Afghanistan was abandoned due to bad weather.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka started the tournament with a humiliating loss after getting thrashed by Namibia in the Round 1 stages. They turned the tide, fought back hard and beat UAE and Netherlands in the next few matches, making their way to the next round. Sri Lanka found itself in what can be called a group of death with Australia, Afghanistan, New Zealand, England and Ireland. The Island Nation defeated Ireland in their first game of the Super 12s and then lost to Australia in their second.

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Sri Lanka has a lot of concerns regarding their player’s fitness issues, their star pacer Dushmantha Chameera and Danushka Gunathilaka were injured earlier, now it’s Binura Fernando who is out as well. Sri Lanka has included Praveen Jayawickrema, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwanidu Fernando and Asitha Fernando as replacements. The good news for New Zealand is that Daryl Mitchell is set to feature in the upcoming match and Mark Chapman is set to make way.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: T20 Records and Stats at Sydney Cricket Ground

The match will take place at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The pitch here is traditionally on the slower side compared to the other Australian venues. The spinners tend to get a lot of turn and bounce on this wicket. The stadium has hosted 15 T20I matches. Let’s take a look at some of the venue’s major T20 stats and records.

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