Live streaming, Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20 2024 starts on November 9: Where to watch in India - full schedule

The Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20 2024 series will kickstart on Saturday, November 9.

The first T20I of the two-match series will be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla starting at 7:00 PM IST on Saturday. Live streaming and telecast of the Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20 2024 will be available in India.

The second and final game of the series is also scheduled to be played at the same venue on Sunday, November 10.

The T20I series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand will be followed by a three-match ODI series.

New Zealand travel to Sri Lanka after registering a clean sweep over India in the three-match Test series. This was the first Test series win for the Kiwis on Indian soil and it was also the first instance that India lost all the matches in a home Test series that had three or more matches.

Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner, who picked up 13 wickets in New Zealand’s win in the second Test against India in Pune, was named captain of the 15-member squad for both the T20I and the ODI series.

Bowling all-rounder Nathan Smith and wicketkeeper-batter Mitchell Hay received their maiden call-up to the New Zealand national side after impressive performances in the domestic white-ball tournaments with Wellington and Canterbury, respectively, last season.

Glenn Phillips, Will Young, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy and Mark Chapman are the other five players apart from Santner who were part of the New Zealand Test team for the India series. 

Michael Bracewell, who left India after the first Test for the birth of his second child, will rejoin the New Zealand white-ball squad. Lockie Ferguson is also back in the mix and will spearhead the Kiwi pace attack.

New Zealand will be playing a T20I for the first time after their disappointing group stage exit from the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean in June.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka steps into the contest after registering identical 2-1 series wins over the West Indies in both white-ball formats at home. The Lankans also beat the Kiwis 2-0 in the two-Test series in September.

Charith Asalanka will continue to lead the same 17-member squad that played in the T20Is against the Windies. The spin quartet of Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay and Maheesh Theekshana will play a key role yet again along with all-rounders Asalanka and Kamindu Mendis.

Matheesha Pathirana will lead the Sri Lankan pace attack which will also have Nuwan Thushara and Chamindu Wickramasinghe in the mix.

Currently, New Zealand are ranked fifth in the ICC men’s T20I rankings whereas Sri Lanka are in eighth place as per the latest list.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20 head-to-head 

New Zealand holds the upper hand over Sri Lanka in the overall T20 head-to-head record. In 23 T20I matches between both sides, the Kiwis have won a total of 13 matches compared to Sri Lanka’s nine with one match ending without any result.

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in a thrilling match that went to the penultimate ball, when both sides met the last time in Queenstown in April 2023.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20I series 2024 schedule and live match start times

All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)

Where to watch ⁠Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20 2024 live in India 

Live streaming of the Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20 2024 series will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.

The Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20I series 2024 will be broadcast on Sony Sports Network’s TV channels in India.

⁠Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20 2024 squads

Sri Lanka T20I squad: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicket-keeper), Kusal Perera (wicket-keeper), Kamindu Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal (wicket-keeper), Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Binura Fernando, Asitha Fernando

New Zealand T20I squad: Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Zak Foulkes, Dean Foxcroft, Mitch Hay (wicket-keeper), Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Tim Robinson, Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi, Will Young

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