What a poor start from Sri Lanka in the ODI series. Sri Lanka had won the last ODI series against New Zealand in their home ground. But they are showing the opposite form now in the away match. SL has lost the match for the batting collapse of their top order. The 5th wicket partnership of Janith Liyanage and Avishka Fernando helped SL to make a little comeback from the batting disaster of top order. NZ has chased the target very easily. I believe NZ will win this ODI series.
Sri Lanka did not play well in the T20 series either. However, Sri Lanka batted well in the last match. Sri Lanka gave a huge target of 219 runs in the last T20 match. However, Sri Lanka won by just 7 runs. But it was completely unexpected that Sri Lanka would play so badly in the first ODI match.
Sri Lanka performs well in their home matches. They play well against big teams and win. But this team has failed to play well abroad. Sri Lanka gave a target of only 179 runs. Despite the pitch being not bowling friendly, the team could not collect a big amount. It was not possible to win such a small target on this pitch. The New Zealand team reached the target of victory by losing just one wicket. If Sri Lankan players continue such irregular performance, the team is definitely going to lose this series too.