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New Zealand bat first, hand debut to Mitch Hay
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first on what Mitchell Santner thought was a “good surface maybe a touch on the slower side”. With “no rain on the forecast”, Santner was more emboldened to bat first in the first T20I. Charith Asalanka said he would have batted first also.
Sri Lanka have not made changes to the XI that won their last T20I against West Indies. Slingers Matheesha Pathirana and Nuwan Thushara form the fast-bowling contingent, while Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Dunith Wellalage are the main spinners.
For New Zealand, who are fielding a severely depleted team at the tail end of a long South Asian tour, wicketkeeper-batter Mitch Hay is set to debut. Other lesser-known players in their ranks include seamers Zakary Foulkes and Jacob Duffy, and allrounder Josh Clarkson.
New Zealand: Tim Robinson, Will Young, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Hay (wk), Josh Clarkson, Mitchell Santner (capt.), Ish Sodhi, Zakary Foulkes, Jacob Duffy
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (capt.), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara
The Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Rathnayake said that the EC received 188 complaints during the 24 hours that ended at 4.30pm on Monday 11th November. Of the 188, 187 were of incidents related to the violation of election laws while one was an incident of election related violence.
The EC has received a total of 2999 complaints from 26th September to 11th November 2024 and have investigated and resolved 2353.
The Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian fishing boat and apprehend 12 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, during a special operation conducted off Chundikulam, Jaffna today (12th November 2024).
The Navy continues to conduct regular patrols and operations in Sri Lankan waters to curb illegal fishing practices of foreign fishing boats, taking into account the impact of those practices on the livelihood of local fishermen.
Including this apprehension, the Navy has held 66 Indian fishing boats and 497 Indian fishermen this year, and handed them over to authorities for legal action.
Wanidu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the ODI series against New Zealand, having sustained an injury to his left hamstring while bowling, in the second T20I, on Sunday. Hasaranga was seen hobbling through his later overs, and was also limping between the wickets while running.
He has been replaced in the ODI squad by Dushan Hemantha another legspin-bowling allrounder. Hemantha has played five ODIs and has recently been among the wickets for the Sri Lanka A team.
Hasaranga’s absence will be significant for Sri Lanka, particularly as he had been Sri Lanka’s most successful bowler in the T20Is, taking 2 for 20 in the first match, then 4 for 17 in the second, while also producing an important 22 off 23 in the first T20I.
Sri Lanka already have another legspinner in the squad, however, in Jeffrey Vandersay, with Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage the other frontline spinners.
Hasaranga becomes the second player to be ruled out of the series owing to injuries sustained in that second T20I, with New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson also unavailable due to a calf injury.
The series begins on Wednesday, with the first match to be played in Dambulla, and the remaining two games in Pallekele.
[Cricinfo]
188 complaints received in the 24 hours ending 4.30pm on 11th November
Navy detain Indian fishing boat poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Hasaranga ruled out of New Zealand ODIs with hamstring injury; Hemantha called up
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