ODI World Cup 2023 New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Weather report: Clash to be disrupted by rain?

New Zealand and Sri Lanka will lock horns for the 41st match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 9 November. The live action of the match will begin at 2 PM IST exclusively on the star sports network. Both New Zealand and Sri Lanka have played 8 matches each before in the tournament. 

New Zealand will play a must-win game against Sri Lanka as their last match of the ODI World Cup tournament. New Zealand would want to win the game with a good run rate to confirm their position as a fourth semi-finalist on the points table. Sri Lanka has already been eliminated from the tournament and would like to restrict New Zealand. 

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka weather report

As per Google Weather and New Zealand Meteorological Department’s weather report, Bengaluru will experience a cloudy afternoon with frequent showers, the temperatures will range around 26°C and will see a huge drop to 19°C towards the evening with the wind speed of 14 km/h. The precipitation chances throughout the day in Mumbai are 80%, which indicates interruptions in the match for New Zealand and Sri Lanka. 

If the match gets abandoned due to heavy rain then both the teams will receive one point in which Pakistan will just have to win their match against England to qualify for the semi-final match. However, if the match does not get abandoned in, New Zealand would like to win the match with a higher run rate to secure the position better against Pakistan, who stand on the same number of points in the points table, 8. 

IND vs SL Predictable Playing XI 

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson©, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis©(wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka