Sri Lanka and New Zealand will face each other in the last ODI of the series in a while. Sri Lanka has won the first two matches of the 3-match series. Sri Lankan players have performed well in both matches. On the other hand, New Zealand players are currently off form. In the two matches, I do not see New Zealand batsmen batting better than New Zealand batsmen.
New Zealand will definitely try their best to win the last match. New Zealand will definitely not want to lose in all the matches of the 3-match series. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat in today's match. However, I do not know whether the decision to bat on the Pallekele pitch was right. Out of the 46 matches played on this pitch, only 17 matches have been won by the team batting first. So, if New Zealand won the toss and decided to field, then perhaps New Zealand had a better chance of doing well. However, since the batting of New Zealand batsmen is very irregular, perhaps that is why the New Zealand captain decided to bat first.
I don't know why New Zealand decided to bat first. In the second match, New Zealand batted first on this pitch. New Zealand lost all their wickets and managed to score 209 runs. New Zealand batsmen failed to play well. Mark Chapman scored 76 runs and Mitchell Hay scored 49 runs. Apart from that, no other batsman from New Zealand was able to bat well. New Zealand was given a small target of 210 runs. In today's match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat. If New Zealand gives a target of less than 260 runs, they will lose today too.
New Zealand managed to score 11 runs in 2 overs. The pitch is not batting friendly. However, even then, if they give a target of less than 260 runs against Sri Lanka on this pitch, it will not be possible for New Zealand to win. Because Sri Lanka's batsmen are in pretty good form now.