New Zealand and Sri Lanka will face off in a T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1 fixture at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Saturday.
Here all all the head-to-head stats ahead of the match.
SRI LANKA VS NEW ZEALAND HEAD-TO-HEAD IN T20IS
Matches: 19
New Zealand won: 10
Sri Lanka won: 7
Tied: 1 (SL won in Super Over)
No result: 1
Last meeting: Sri Lanka won by 37 runs (Pallekele; September 2019)
Last five meetings: NZ won – 4; SL won – 1
Highest score (NZ) vs SL: 182/4 (20) – (Mount Maunganui; January 2016)
Lowest score (NZ) vs SL: 60 (15.3) – (Chattogram; March 2014)
Highest score (SL) vs NZ: 179/9 (20) – (Mount Manganui; January 2016)
Lowest score (SL) vs NZ: 92 (19.4) – (Lauderhill; May 2010)
SRI LANKA VS NEW ZEALAND HEAD-TO-HEAD IN T20 WORLD CUP
Played: 5
New Zealand won: 1
Sri Lanka won: 3
Tied: 1 (SL won in Super Over)
Last meeting: Sri Lanka won by 59 runs (Chattogram; March 2014)
Previous T20 World Cup meetings
Tied – Sri Lanka won in Super Over (Pallekele; September 2012)
New Zealand won by two wickets (Providence; April 2010)
Sri Lanka won by 48 runs (Nottingham; June 2009)
Sri Lanka won by seven wickets (Johannesburg; September 2007)
NZ VS SL MOST RUNS IN T20IS
NEW ZEALAND
| Batter | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Highest Score |
| Ross Taylor | 17 | 342 | 22.80 | 114.76 | 62 |
| Martin Guptill | 12 | 309 | 28.09 | 136.72 | 63 |
| Brendon McCullum | 12 | 190 | 15.83 | 110.46 | 49 |
| Colin Munro | 7 | 144 | 24.00 | 167.44 | 50* |
| Kane Williamson | 4 | 131 | 43.66 | 119.09 | 53 |
SRI LANKA
| Batter | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Highest Score |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 14 | 324 | 32.40 | 107.64 | 76 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 12 | 301 | 33.44 | 137.44 | 81 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 13 | 215 | 21.50 | 98.17 | 69 |
| Angelo Mathews | 12 | 161 | 26.83 | 111.80 | 81* |
| Thisara Perera | 9 | 125 | 17.85 | 137.36 | 43 |
NZ VS SL MOST WICKETS IN T20IS
NEW ZEALAND
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Economy Rate | Average | Best |
| Nathan McCullum | 8 | 7 | 6.36 | 22.57 | 2/15 |
| Kyle Mills | 9 | 7 | 7.42 | 29.71 | 2/17 |
| Jacob Oram | 8 | 7 | 7.22 | 22.71 | 3/33 |
| Mitchell Santner | 5 | 7 | 6.26 | 17.00 | 3/12 |
| Daniel Vettori | 8 | 7 | 5.72 | 23.71 | 2/11 |
SRI LANKA
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Economy Rate | Average | Best |
| Lasith Malinga | 15 | 20 | 6.68 | 18.15 | 5/6 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 | 12 | 6.40 | 17.08 | 3/4 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 8 | 12 | 6.46 | 16.16 | 3/9 |
| Akila Dananjaya | 5 | 10 | 7.94 | 13.50 | 3/36 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 8 | 6.77 | 18.62 | 3/21 |
