New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka 5th ODI: Date, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

With the series interestingly poised at 2-1 in the hosts’ favor, New Zealand take on Sri Lanka in Dunedin in the fifth one-day international of seven.

The Black Caps won last time out, and they will be determined to make their advantage even larger.

Venue: University Oval, Dunedin

Date: Friday, January 23

Start time: 11 a.m. local time, 10 p.m. GMT (Thursday, Jan. 22)

Live on: CSN (Sri Lanka), TVNZ (New Zealand), Sky Sports (UK).

Weather: According to Weather.com, Dunedin will be mostly sunny with temperatures peaking around 21 degrees Celsius.

Overview

New Zealand come into this game with a 2-1 margin in the seven-game series, winning the previous ODI in Nelson by four wickets.

Batting first, the Sri Lankans were 276 all out, led by 94 from Mahela Jayawardene and 76 from Kumar Sangakkara.

Tim Southee impressed for the Black Caps with three wickets, while there were two apiece for Adam Milne and Mitchell McClenaghan.

In reply, New Zealand’s chase was paced by 103 from Kane Williamson, but a minor collapse left them teetering on 245-6 in the 46th over.

Luke Ronchi’s unbeaten 32 from 15 balls ultimately eased the hosts home, though, alongside former captain Daniel Vettori.

It means the Black Caps have taken a series lead for the second time, and it puts the onus back on the visitors ahead of this game if they are to not fall too far behind.

Team News

New Zealand (from): Brendon McCullum (capt), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kyle Mills, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Luke Ronchi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Daniel Vettori.

Sri Lanka (from): Angelo Mathews (capt), Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Shaminda Eranga, Rangana Herath, Mahela Jayawardene, Dimuth Karunaratne, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Dhammika Prasad, Kumar Sangakkara, Sachithra Senanayake, Lahiru Thirimanne.

Key Players

Kane Williamson

In scintillating form, New Zealand No. 3 Kane Williamson is still one to watch for the hosts.

His century last time out shows what good touch he is in, and he will be determined to keep his run going.

Mahela Jayawardene

Still going strong, Mahela Jayawardene impressed for Sri Lanka with 94 in the last ODI even in defeat.

If he can keep up that form, the visitors will be confident of achieving further success.