New Zealand Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka – ICC World Cup 2023, Match 41

New Zealand take on Sri Lanka in match 41 of the ICC World Cup 2023 in Bengaluru. The match starts at 2 p.m. with the Kiwis facing a must-win situation. They lost their previous game against Pakistan in Bengaluru.

The loss to Pakistan in the previous game has meant that their last game against Sri Lanka is a must-win if they are to make the semi-final. A win will secure a place in the semi-final. The Kiwis lost to Pakistan despite scoring over 400 runs in the game against Pakistan.

New Zealand won their first four games and then got into a losing streak since their loss against India. They lost closely to Australia and were, unfortunately, to lose on the DLS method against the Men in Green.

The two teams have played over 100 ODIs with New Zealand winning 51 games and Sri Lanka winning 41 games. However, in World Cup matches, Sri Lanka are ahead of than Kiwis on the head-to-head count.

The Kiwis scored over 400 ruins in the match against Bengaluru in the last game. They should target something similar against a depleted Sri Lankan bowling attack.

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The only concern in the game is rain which is expected to play spoilsport. There is a forecast of rain throughout next week with Thursday expected to see a 90 percent chance of rain throughout the day. They already lost a match on the DRS count against Pakistan. A loss against Sri Lanka might make their qualification difficult.

New Zealand Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka – ICC World Cup 2023, Match 41

Devon Conway

Conway will open the batting. He has tapered off since scoring a century in the World Cup opener against England. He scored 35 off 39 balls against Pakistan and has scored 314 runs at an average of 44.86.

Rachin Ravindra

Ravindra will open the batting with Conway. He scored his second ton of the tournament having scored 108 off 94 balls. The southpaw has scored 523 runs at an average of 74.71.

Kane Williamson (C)

Williamson will slot in at three. He has played two games and scored fifties in both games. The latest being an unbeaten 95 against Pakistan. He was nursing a thumb injury that he survived against Bangladesh.

Daryl Mitchell

Mitchell will slot in at four. He scored 29 off 18 balls against Pakistan. Overall, he is the second-highest run-scorer for the Kiwis with 375 runs at an average of 62.50.

Tom Latham (WK)

Latham was the captain of the side in Williamson’s absence. He won the first four games as captain and lost the next three before Williamson returned to lead the side against Pakistan.

Glenn Phillips

Phillips can slot in at six. He scored 41 off 25 balls and played his part in taking New Zealand over 400. He also bowled five overs. He can play the finishers’ role in the side.

Mark Chapman

Chapman can slot in at seven scoring 39 off 27 deliveries. Between Chapman and Phillips, they can switch the batting positions as well. The southpaw is inching closer to 500 ODI runs.

Mitchell Santner

Santner will slot in at eight. He has taken 14 wickets in 8 games and played a few important cameos with the bat. He scored an unbeaten 26 off 17 balls against Pakistan.

Tim Southee

Southee can bat at nine. He can use the long handle. He missed a few games due to his thumb injury. He picked the only wicket to fall against Pakistan. He has picked up 217 wickets from 159 games. In this World Cup, he has picked up just three wickets from two games.

Trent Boult

Boult went for 50 off his six overs against Pakistan. So far in the World Cup, he has picked up 10 wickets from 8 games at an average of 38.10. He is one shift of 50 World Cup wickets.

Ish Sodhi

Sodhi will conclude the playing XI as New Zealand should ideally back the same side that played Pakistan. He went for 44 runs in his four overs. He has just one World Cup wicket.

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