NZ vs SL Who will win 3rd ODI Match at Auckland, Eden Park

NZ vs SL Who will win 3rd ODI Match for Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2024-25

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI overview

New Zealand will take on Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI of the series 3-match series to be played at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. So Let’s take a look at NZ vs SL Who will win 3rd ODI Match.

Team New Zealand is on track for a whitewash against Sri Lanka, as after winning the first two games of the ODI series, their target is to finish it with a comprehensive manner 3-0.

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, recently lost the T20I series against the Kiwis 2-1 after losing the first two before winning third, repeated the same in the opening two ODI clashes, and it is there last chance to secure at least a win in the 50-over format.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Expected 11

New Zealand Playing 11

Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, William ORourke

Sri Lanka Playing 11

Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Janith Liyanage, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando

Pitch: What to expect

The surface at the Eden Park is favourable for batters and is quite challenging for bowlers. The average first innings score at this venue is 169, while the highest score recorded here was 243 by New Zealand.

Total Matches	27
Batting 1st won	13
Batting 2nd won	12
Avg 1st inning score	169
Higesht score	243/6
Lowest score	76/10

Team update

New Zealand

The top batters in the highest runs list of the series are from New Zealand that clearly justifies their team’s position in this series, despite already securing the series the Kiwis will look to play with the similar eleven as part of their ICC Champions Trophy preparations, which will commence from next month.

Sri Lanka

Kamindu Mendis is Sri Lanka top scorer. He played a 64-run knock in the second game that the Island team lost by 113 runs. However, their spinner Mahesh Theekshana enjoyed a good run in the last clash, having claimed four wickets in his ten overs. Dunith Wellalage may get a chance to play in the final ODI, as he adds an additional all-round option.