Lankan spinners vs Kiwi batsmen in today's clash

Their morale sky high after a 2-1series win over England, New Zealand would look to carry their good form into the Champions Trophy when they clash with Sri Lanka here today.

Their morale sky high after a 2-1series win over England, New Zealand would look to carry their good form into the Champions Trophy when they clash with Sri Lanka here on Sunday.

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Sri Lanka have an overwhelming record of winning 10 of their last 11 ODI matches and six in a row against the Kiwis but the Black Caps would back themselves to reverse the trend.

Opener Martin Guptill smashed two consecutive hundreds against England and Ross Taylor hit half-centuries in all the three matches. Skipper Brendon McCullum on his day can demolish any attack, so much of the Kiwis' fortunes would depended on how their top-order performs.

However, while against England they faced a pace-pronged attack, in Sri Lanka they face a side which is full of spinners, led by Sachitra Senanayake. Jeevan Mendis and Rangana Herath are the other specialist spinners.