Another thrilling match is on the way. A fight for the fourth spot on the points table will push tomorrow’s game to another level. On November 9, New Zealand will be facing Sri Lanka at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. That will be a crucial game for New Zealand. This fixture is important for them to feature in the top 4 positions. They will try hard to get the desired win. On the other hand, Sri Lanka is out of the tournament. They will try hard to end on a winning note.
Williamson’s Words on Press Conference:
Both teams will be locking horns at the M. Chinaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. This is an important match in the tournament. But there is a tension that is arising before the clash. On Thursday, there is a rain prediction in Bangalore. Rain could be an important factor. In the last match, New Zealand faced hard luck because of the rain.
In today’s press conference, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was asked about the situation. Then he said, “ We can’t control the weather. There may be a thought in the back of your mind, but at the end of the day, our focus is on the cricket.” When he was asked about Glenn Maxwell’s knock, he referred to it as an ‘Incredibly Special Knock’.
Injury was a concern to the New Zealand team. Skipper himself was struggling with injury for a long time. While talking about that, he said, “ Yeah, probably the first time we’ve had a fully fit squad, although obviously had to rule a player out and Matt Henry, but yeah, I believe everybody’s fit coming into this one.” There is good news, Lockie Ferguson is back in the squad.
New Zealand’s and Sri Lanka’s Previous Match Scenario:
New Zealand met Pakistan in their previous match. Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first. While batting first, The Kiwis started well. Devon Conway played a knock of 35 runs. Rachin Ravindra scored another century. He played a knock of 108 runs in 94 balls. Kane Williamson played a valuable knock of 95 runs. Glenn Philips played a knock of 41 runs. They scored 401/6 in 50 overs. After that rain interrupted the game and after applying the DLS method Pakistan won the match.
Sri Lanka met Bangladesh in the last match. Sri Lanka was batting first. Pathum Nissanka played a knock of 41 runs in 36 balls. Sadeera Samarawickrama played a knock of 41 runs in 42 balls. Charith Asalanka played an excellent knock. He scored 108 runs in 105 balls. But they faced hard luck. Bangladesh won the match by 3 tickets.
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