Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2nd T20 Preview – 21st Nov The 2nd T20 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand will decide the series after the 1st T20 was abandoned due to persistent rain at the Pallekele. There is a small chance of afternoon rain but it is expected that the covers will be off the pitch for the whole game. Jimmy Neesham has been a big part of the New Zealand team recently but he is missing meaning that the batsmen will have to lift for New Zealand with their stars missing. Sri Lanka have two major threats to New Zealand with Ajantha Mendis and Sachitra Senanayake, both who can take lots of wickets and keep the run rate to a minimum. Match Information : November 21, Pallekele Starting Time: 1900 Local Time (1330 GMT Time) Team News: Chandimal suggested that Kusal Perera might get a game for the 2nd Twenty20 instead of Lahiru Thirimanne. Sri Lanka (probable): 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2 Kusal Perera/Lahiru Thirimanne, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5. Angelo Mathews, 6. Dinesh Chandimal (capt), 7. Thisara Perera, 8. Nuwan Kulasekara, 9. Sachithra Senanayake, 10. Lasith Malinga, 11. Ajantha Mendis Jimmy Neesham has been ruled out of the final match of the tour through injury which will mean Adam Milne will most likely take his place. New Zealand (probable): 1 Anton Devcich/Hamish Rutherford, 2 Tom Latham, 3 Neil Broom, 4 Grant Elliott, 5 Colin Munro, 6 Luke Ronchi (wk), 7 Adam Milne , 8 Nathan McCullum, 9 Andrew Ellis, 10 Kyle Mills (capt), 11 Mitchell McClenaghan
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 14:04:42 +0000