SL vs NZ 1st ODI Pitch Report: Pitch report of the first ODI match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand:

SL vs NZ 1st ODI Pitch Report Today Match At Dambulla: Today the bilateral series of three One Day International matches is going to start between the visiting New Zealand cricket team and the host Sri Lankan cricket team. Both the teams had earlier drawn the two-match T20 series but now both the teams are going to challenge each other in the fifty over fifty-over the first ODI matchismatchesorganized today at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla. The Sri Lankan team is led by Charith Asalanka , while Mitchell Santner is captaining the New Zealand ODI team

Before t..he ODI series startingstartsetween Sri Lanka and New Zealand, let us tell you the head-to-head statistics of these two teams in ODI history. Till dateToTo2 ODI matches have been played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. New ZealaThe nd team has won 52 of these matches, while Sri Lankathe n team has been able to defeat Kiwi teamthe the in only 41 matches. 1 match between the two teams was also tied and 8 matches did not result in any result. On the other hand, if we look at the history of ODI matches played between these two teams on Sri Lankan soil, till now both of them have played 27 ODI matches, in which host Sri Lanka won 17 times. Whereas New Zealand was successful in registering victory only 6 times. At the same time, 4 matches were inconclusive. In the first ODI match to be held in Dambulla today, apart from captain Santner, New Zealand fans' hopes will be pinned on Will Young , Glenn Phillips and Jaco,,b Duffy . At the same time, apart from captain Asalanka, the eyes of the Sri Lankan team will be on players like Pathum Nissanka , Dunith Wellalage and Jeff,rey Vandersay .

Sri Lanka-New Zealand 1st ODI match pitch report ( SL vs NZ 1st ODI Pitch Report )

In the first match of the ODI series, Sri Lanka and New Zealand will clash for the first time today at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla. Two T20 matches were played between these two teams a few days ago on this ground. On that basis, batsmen and bowlers seem to be getting equal advantage on the pitch here. Batsmen will get the freedom to score runs here but if they are able can the bowlers because in the second T20 we saw h,ere that Sri Lanka was all out for 108 runs and New Zealand for 103 runs. Bowlers will have the X factor on this pitch and that is that along with fast bowlers, spinners also show amazing performance here. Both teams have good pacers and spinners, so an interesting match of ball and bat will definitely be seen. The last ODI series was played on this ground in 2018.

Last 5 ODI Match ScorecardScorecards andAt Dambulla

date	Scorecard	outcome
20 August 2017	Sri Lanka- 216 runs, India- 220/1 in 28.5 overs	India won by 9 wickets
29 July 2018	Sri Lanka- 193 runs in 34.3 overs, South Africa 196/5 (31 overs)	South Africa won by 5 wickets
1 August 2018	Sri Lanka- 244/8, South Africa- 246/6 in 42.5 overs	South Africa won by 4 wickets
10 October 2018	England- 92/2 in 15 overs, Sri Lanka innings abandoned due to rain	No results
13 October 2018	England- 278/9, Sri Lanka- 140/5 in 29 overs, match affected by rain	England won by 31 runs (D/L rule)

Sri Lanka and New Zealand ODI Squads

Sri Lanka ODI squad: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Zenith Liyanage, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nishan Madushka, Dunith Welalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh TMaheshna, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamidu Wickramasinghe, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Mohammed Shiraz, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis and Kamindu Mendis.

New Zealand ODI team: Mitchell Santner (captain), Jack Faulks, Dean Foxcroft, Mitch Hay (wicketkeeper), Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Tim Robinson, Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi, Will Young, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Jacob Duffy and Adam Milne.