New Zealand are set to face Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I series, with the opening game scheduled for Saturday at Bay Oval Stadium. Mitchell Santner will captain the team for the first time. Meanwhile,

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New Zealand will take on Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series starting in Mount Maunganui on Saturday, December 28. The series will kickstart the Mitchell Santner captaincy era in white-ball cricket full-time and having played Sri Lanka last month,

Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka could be the best batter in the upcoming game against New Zealand. Nissanka in the last T20I series against the same opponents at home was the highest run-scorer of the series. In two games, he scored 71 runs at an average of 35.50. The 26-year-old will be looking to play the same brand of cricket in the coming series.

New Zealand will be up against Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series in Mount Maunganui on Saturday, December 28. New Zealand drew the two-match series against the same opponent away 1-1 but will be keen to do well as they build a new white-ball core.

Here's the pre-match analysis of the New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I, including playing XI, recent form, head-to-head records, strategy, predictions, and pitch conditions.