NZ vs SL 1st ODI Match Pitch Report: The 1st ODI of the 3-match ODI series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will be played today on January 5 at Basin Reserve, Wellington at 03:30 PM (IST).

NZ vs SL Pitch Report: What will be the pitch report of Basin Reserve, Wellington in 1st ODI?

NZ vs SL Dream11 Prediction: Earlier, both the teams clashed with each other in the New Zealand vs Sri Lanka three-match T20 series. New Zealand won the series by a margin of 2-1. New Zealand started the series with a tight 8-run win. In the second game, New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 45 runs to win the series. In the third game, Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 7 runs to end the series with a win.

Batting first, New Zealand scored 218/5 in the allotted 20 overs. Kusal Perera scored 101 runs off 46 balls, while captain Charith Asalanka scored 46 runs off 24 balls. In reply, New Zealand finished their innings at 211/7. Opener Rachin Ravindra impressed with the bat, scoring 69 runs off 39 balls, but his effort was not enough to give his team victory. Now both teams are ready for the first ODI.

NZ vs SL, Basin Reserve, Wellington Pitch Report

SL vs NZ Match Pitch Report: The first ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand will be played at Basin Reserve, this ground can prove to be helpful for fast bowlers. The average score of the first innings at Basin Reserve is 200 runs. Therefore, a score above 250 will be considered quite challenging.

While the pacers are likely to dominate early in the game when they are expected to get good swing, the batsmen will also enjoy playing their shots when the ball gets a bit older. The team winning the toss will want to bat first here.

Basin Reserve Score Records

NZ vs SL ODI head-to-head

New Zealand and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 105 matches in ODIs. Out of these 105 matches, New Zealand has won 52 while Sri Lanka has emerged victorious on 43 occasions. 9 matches ended with no result. 1 match ended in a draw.

• Matches played- 105
• New Zealand won- 52
• Sri Lanka won- 43
• No Result – 9
• Draw- 1

NZ vs SL match playing 11

New Zealand (NZ) Probable Playing 11 1-Will Young, 2-Rachin Ravindra, 3-Mark Chapman, 4-Tom Latham, 5-Daryl Mitchell, 6-Glenn Phillips, 7-Michael Bracewell, 8-Mitchell Santner (C), 9-Matt Henry, 10-Jacob Duffy, 11-William O’Rourke

Sri Lanka (SL) Probable Playing 11 1-Pathum Nissanka, 2-Avishka Fernando, 3-Kusal Mendis, 4-Kamindu Mendis, 5-Charith Asalanka (C), 6-Dunith Welalage, 7-Wanindu Hasaranga, 8-Mahesh Theekshana, 9-Lahiru Kumara, 10-Mohamed Shiraz, 11-Asitha Fernando

NZ vs SL 1st ODI dream11 team

• Wicketkeeper: Kusal Mendis (VC)
• Batsmen: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Pathum Nissanka
• All-rounders: Wanindu Hasaranga, Mitchell Santner, Daryl Mitchell (C), Charith Aslanka
• Bowlers: Matt Henry, Lahiru Kumara, Jacob Duffy