Kane Williamson is not part of the ongoing five-match T20I series because of a hip injury and Tim Southee is leading New Zealand in his absence.
Kane Williamson's men will take on the unsettled Sri Lankan side in their opening game of World Cup 2019.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have a superior net-run rate compared to their closest competitors and a win against Royal Challengers Bangalore should more or less confirm their playoffs birth.
Virat Kohli is currently the No.1 ODI batsman while Kane Williamson is currently 11th in the rankings for batsmen.
With 21 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 21.8, the 19-year-old Rashid Khan emerged as the second-highest wicket-taker behind Australia's Andrew Tye (24) in the just-concluded IPL.
Chasing a stiff target of 173 to win, Chris Lynn (55) and Robin Uthappa (45) starred with the bat as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets to storm into the playoffs of IPL 2018.
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The SRH have won six of the eight games they had played despite missing regular captain David Warner in the wake of the ball-tampering row.
Williamson struck exactly fifty off 44 deliveries, hitting four boundaries and a six to help Sunrisers chase down the small target of 139 against Knight Riders after the visiting side were reduced to 55/3 in the 9th over at the Eden Gardens.
Skipper Kane Williamson scored a brilliant half-century to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad to an easy 5-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 11th edition of IPL at Eden Gardens.
Ajinkya Rahane will be leading Royals in Steve Smith's absence while Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson will captain the Hyderabad franchise in place of David Warner.
After the announcement of Kane Williamson as the captain, Sunrisers CEO confirmed the appointment of Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the vice-captain for the upcoming season of IPL.
Chasing 195 to win against England, New Zealand only needed to reach 175 to ensure themselves a place in the finals based on run rate as both teams finished the round-robin stages of the tri-series series with one win each.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson reached his 10th ODI century from 106 balls to lead his team to a record total at the Basin Reserve.
India's record in bilateral ODI series at home has been phenomenal, having lost just two out of 16 played since their defeat to Australia in 2009-10.
Facing a senior international side for the first time, local boy Prithvi scored 66 off 80 balls with nine boundaries and a six, putting up 147 for the opening stand with KL Rahul, who contributed 68 off 75 balls.
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