da apostebet： The New Zealand cricket team traveled from icy Christchurch to thetropical heat of Sri Lanka on Saturday, getting acclimatised four daysahead of a three-nation series
15-Jul-2001The New Zealand cricket team traveled from icy Christchurch to thetropical heat of Sri Lanka on Saturday, getting acclimatised four daysahead of a three-nation series.The Black Caps will meet host Sri Lanka in the first match. India arethe third team in the tournament.Despite their late night arrival, at 1:00 am, Sri Lankans gave a warmwelcome to the team, sweating in the 32 C (90 F) heat.Not all players arrived. Skipper Stephen Fleming, with other overseasbased players Mathew Sinclair, Lou Vincent and Kyle Mills, are comingfrom London.New Zealand has not played since the Sharjah tournament in April, whenthe team missed a spot in the final against Pakistan because Sri Lankahad a superior run rate.With the Sri Lankans enjoying a home advantage, and India fresh from atri-series with the West Indies in Zimbabwe, the New Zealanders areanxious to slip back into game mode.The New Zealanders will play a warm-up match on Monday.Sri Lanka comfortably beat New Zealand 4-1 in a one-day series at homein February.New Zealand last played India in a series in 1999 where they lost 3-2.