New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2009

[Ari]

August 2009

Thu 13 - Sat 15
TBC v New Zealanders
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo

Tue 18 - Sat 22
1st Test - Sri Lanka v New Zealand
P Sara Oval, Colombo

Wed 26 - Sun 30
2nd Test - Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

September 2009

Sept 2: 1st Twenty20 international, Colombo
Sept 4: 2nd Twenty20 international, Colombo

Tri-series at Premadasa stadium, Colombo

Sept 8 Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Sept 10 India v Sri Lanka
Sept 12 India v New Zealand
Sept 14: Final

 

[Dare]

Should be a good one. I expect Sri Lanka to win because of Murali and Mendis in their home conditions. Also they have the 2 best batsman and a better overall middle order.

 

[ali_ed2001]

Sri Lanka will steamroll over NZ in this one.

 

[deerkick]

This should be a good test for NZ. How good are you guys normally against spin? I wonder why they're continuing with this 2 tests crap. It should be three minimum.

 

[Dare]

This should be a good test for NZ. How good are you they normally against spin? I wonder why they're continuing with this 2 tests crap. It should be three minimum.

Well they have a fairly young side that for the most part hasn't been in the subcontinent and they didn't fair too well against Harbhajan in New Zealand. Thats why I'm expecting Murali and Mendis to perform well against them.

 

[Ari]

I have not seen a game in Sri Lanka for quite some time what are the pitches like these days?

This should be a good test for NZ. How good are you they normally against spin? I wonder why they're continuing with this 2 tests crap. It should be three minimum.

Yea that is the big disappointment again two tests only, to get better we need to play more test cricket its that simple.

As for good players against spin, we have Vettori who is good against it and Flynn is alright but the rest are not that great against it. Sri Lanka should win the tests but the ODI's could be very close.

 

[Dare]

I have not seen a game in Sri Lanka for quite some time what are the pitches like these days?

usual Sri Lankan pitches, lots of spin or really flat. With NZ coming to tour you can expect them to offer lots of spin.


It will be nice to see Malinga back in the test team after a long lay of.

 

[TruSachFan]

Awesome. Another 2 Test match series with lots and lots of useless odis.

 

[Howsie]

I don't like the fact this is only a two test series either, why are they playing two 20/20's.

Sri Lanka should clean up in the test matches, New Zealand don't have too many batsmen that play spin to well. Guptill, Ryder, Taylor and McCullum are all pretty poor against spin. Hopefully we take over Teruan Nethula, he is a pretty good up and coming leg-spinner.

 

[ZexyZahid]

Sri Lanka should win. And it's not a smart thing to tour Sri Lanka in the months August/September. The temperature is very high then.

 

[shravi]

Sri Lanka should win. And it's not a smart thing to tour Sri Lanka in the months August/September. The temperature is very high then.

What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. I don't expect New Zealand to win but it'll be a great learning experience for the younger players to get a taste of such conditions.

 

[sifter132]

Is there any chance of Shane Bond appearing by this tour?

 

[Ari]

Is there any chance of Shane Bond appearing by this tour?

I don't think so. He said he was going to work hard on his fitness over the winter and start playing first class cricket again. The NZ domestic season tends to start around early November so if all goes well he might be playing for New Zealand again in December.

 

[C.Gayle]

i dont think this tour would start bcoz of the problem in Srilanka.....it may get cancelled.

 

[sifter132]

I don't think so. He said he was going to work hard on his fitness over the winter and start playing first class cricket again. The NZ domestic season tends to start around early November so if all goes well he might be playing for New Zealand again in December.

That's good news. Hope to see him back for the Kiwis soon