ICC World Cup New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: New Zealand Seek Last Semi-final Berth, Know Latest Weather Prediction Here

ICC World Cup New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: New Zealand Seek Last Semi-final Berth, Know Latest Weather Prediction Here

New Zealand  will be looking for a big win when they clash against Sri Lanka (SL) in the 41st match of the ICC World Cup 2023 in Bengaluru on Thursday, November 9. Playing their last group-stage game, the Kiwis require two big points to secure a semifinal qualification. The New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Bengaluru ODI is a day-night match and will start at 2 p.m.

It would be the 9th match of both the teams in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. New Zealand are in the 4th position with 8 points in the World Cup 2023 team table, whereas Sri Lanka are in the 9th position with 4 points.

New Zealand Seek Last Semi-final Berth

If the game against Sri Lanka gets washed out, New Zealand will have to be satisfied with just one point. In that case. Pakistan and Afghanistan just need to win their matches to have a hot at Cricket World Cup semi-finals. The team with the better run-rate will enter the Cricket World Cup semi-finals. Pakistan already has a much better run-rate than Afghanistan.

According to accuweather.com, there are chances of rain in Bengaluru throughout Thursday.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match: Weather prediction

The weather conditions in Bengaluru are set to be mostly cloudy with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm, mainly later. According to AccuWeather, there is a 90% probability of rain in Bengaluru in the next 24 hours. The probability of thunderstorms in the city is 54%. The temperature is expected to range between 27 degrees to 20 degrees Celsius.

Winds are expected to blow at the speed of around 9 km/hr in the north-east direction in the day and 11 km/h in the east direction at night. The possibility of wind gusts with a speed of 30 km/h in daytime and 24 km/h in night cannot be ruled out. There is an 86% probability of cloud cover during the daytime and 91% during the night in the city.

World Cup head to head: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

New Zealand and Sri Lanka have faced each other 11 times in the ICC Cricket World Cup. The overall record is in SL’s favour who have defeated the Black Caps 6 times. New Zealand lost to Sri Lanka for five straight games from 2003 to 2011. New Zealand has beat Sri Lanka in the last two World Cup editions. In all other formats of International Cricket, New Zealand holds an edge over Sri Lanka.

M Chinnaswamy​ Stadium Records and Stats

• Total ODI Matches: 41
• Matches won batting first: 15
• Matches won bowling first: 22
• Average first innings score: 237
• Average second innings score: 216
• Highest total scored: 401/6 by New Zealand vs Pakistan
• Highest score chased: 329/7 by Ireland vs England
• Lowest total recorded: 114/10 by India Women vs South Africa Women
• Lowest total defended: 166/4 by India vs England

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Pitch Report

The surface at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium has a balanced surface in white-ball cricket. New Zealand recorded their biggest-ever World Cup total at this venue in the most recent game against Pakistan but rain denied them a win on the DLS method. A threat of rain continues to loom over the upcoming game as well. Teams batting second have won the last two games here and captains are likely to prefer to field first considering the potential rain interruption.

Memes Surface on Social Media

All the best to Sri Lanka #NZvsSL#SLvsNZ #BabarAzampic.twitter.com/LaV45VhHqb

— Muzna 🇵🇰 (@MuznaBA56) November 8, 2023

Come on SL you can do it…#NZvsSL #QudratKaNizam pic.twitter.com/MLBDsSHydU

— GulaboO⁵⁶🇵🇰🇵🇸🕊️ (@Nayab295) November 8, 2023

Once again waiting for qudrat ka nizam!🙂#NZvsSL pic.twitter.com/UoPI1gjeJ5

— Humda. (@humda02_) November 8, 2023

Every Pakistani 🇵🇰 to Sri Lankan 🇱🇰 right now😂😂😭#BabarAzam #PAKvsENG #NZvsSL #QudratKaNizam pic.twitter.com/j37m3o0S9J

— Muhammad Rayham🇵🇰🏏| BA56/Bestie's Bdy Month🎂🎊 (@56rayham) November 8, 2023

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