New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019 will start on Monday at the Galle International Stadium, Galle. The tour will see two former Sri Lankan captains, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal making a come back into the Sri Lankan side. New Zealand will look to win against a weakened Sri Lankan side, but cannot take their chances against the team which had recently beaten South Africa in South Africa. Here is Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Dream 11 Predictions. Team News Predicted Playing XI Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (C), Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Perera (WK), Dhananjaya de Silva, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara, Akila Dananjaya, Lakshan Sandakan New Zealand: Jeet Raval, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling (wk), Colin de Grandhomme, Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Neil Wagner, Ajaz Patel Weather and pitch report Chances of light showers throughout the span of the match, but should not account to much loss in game time. Like most of the sub-continent pitches, the Galle international stadium is expected to be spin-friendly. The ground saw 28 wickets being taken by spinners last time there was a test match here. FANTASY PICKS: Wicket-keeper Kusal Perera is picked ahead of BJ Watling as the wicket-keeper. Batsmen Kane Williamson [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/kane-williamson/], one of the best players in the world would be an automatic choice into any fantasy team. The team also includes Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne [https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/7952/dimuth-karunaratne] and former captain, Angelo Mathews. Making his comeback, Dinesh Chandimal seems like a risk worth taking along with lower-order batsman Henry Nicholls. All-rounders Dhananjay De Silva is the only all-rounder in the team. Bowlers With the pitch expected to be spin-friendly, it is advised to go with spinners to any fantasy team. Ajaz Patel and Akila Dananjaya are the first choice spinners for their respective team and would be a good pick for the fantasy team. Lakshan Sandakan is another spinner expected to take wickets and Trent Boult is the only seam bowler in the team. Captain and vice-captain Kane Williamson and Dimuth Karunaratne have been chosen the captain and vice-captain of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Predictions Team respectively. [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20190814_012241.jpg] 

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Introduction
The ICC World Test Championship, run by the International Cricket Council (ICC) is all set to begin its first season in August. The first season will run for two years till June 2021. This will?get underway when the recent 50-over World Cup winnner England will take on their arch-rival Australia in the first Test of the Ashes series on August 1 at Edgbaston.
To engage more fans, ICC has started this. With each series, the competition will be sharpened as the end of the championship; a global title will be given to the team who wins this 2-year-long tournament.
History
This is not the first time that ICC has approved the idea. The idea of ICC World Test Championship was approved in 2013 and 2017 as well but that couldn't take place. In 2013, the champions trophy took its place and the idea?was re-scheduled for June 2017.?The ICC World Test Championship was cancelled once again on January 2014 and the ICC Champions Trophy was reinstated in 2017.
However, in October 2017, it was announced by ICC that a Test league will be played, which would involve the top nine teams. The second ICC World Test Championship will continue from July 2021 to June 2023.
The Process and the?Distribution of The?Points?
The?ICC World Test Championship will be played among?nine top-ranked Test teams. All the teams will play six series each - three home series and three away series over the two-year span. In this period of time, each team will face six of the other eight teams, although it will not be complete round-robin league. Each of the series will be comprised of two and five Tests, so all the sides wouldn't play the same number of Test series.
No matter, the number of Tests, every series carries 120 points.?A team can score 720 points max (six series, 120 points each) over the two-year-long period. The two teams who will have the most points at the end of the tournament will face each other in the final in England, June 2021.
Although the team will play fewer tests, wouldn't be a disadvantage for them in respect to points as the 120 points are available for each series. However, the points will not be available for series results; it will be given for Test results. So the points will be split equally among the five-match Tests in a series.
According to this count, 24 points or?20% will be there for each match. 60 points will be given for a win while 30 points will be given for a tie. On the other hand, 20 points will be given for a draw whereas no points will be given for a loss.

<table style="height: 274px;" width="625">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="117">
Matches in the Series
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="123">Points for a win</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="120">Points for a tie</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="121">Points for a draw</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="135">Points for a loss</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="117">
2
</td>
<td width="123">
60
</td>
<td width="120">
30
</td>
<td width="121">
20
</td>
<td width="135">
0
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="117">
3
</td>
<td width="123">
40
</td>
<td width="120">
20
</td>
<td width="121">
13.3
</td>
<td width="135">
0
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="117">
4
</td>
<td width="123">
30
</td>
<td width="120">
15
</td>
<td width="121">
10
</td>
<td width="135">
0
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="117">5</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="123">24</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="120">12</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="121">8</td>
<td width="135">
0
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
However,?Zimbabwe, Ireland and Afghanistan will not be featured in the first edition of the World Test Championship. Although, they will play Tests against one another and also with some of the Championship sides as well. Moreover, there will be Tests series outside the Championship like England tours New Zealand for two Tests in November this year.
What will happen if the final is tied?
If the final Test will tie or drawn, the team who will finish at the top of the table in the two-year-long tournament will be the champion of the championship.
ICC World Cricket Championship 2019 Schedule at a Glance

<table style="height: 639px;" width="700">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="103">
Ranking
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">Team</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">Tests</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">Home series (against)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">Away series (against)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">Will not play</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="103">
1
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">India</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">18</td>
<td width="103">
10 (SA, Ban, Eng)
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">8 (WI, NZ, Aus)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">
Pak &amp; SL
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="103">
2
</td>
<td width="103">
New Zealand
</td>
<td width="103">
14
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">7 (Ind, WI, Pak)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">7 (SL, Aus, Ban)?</td>
<td width="103">
Eng &amp; SA
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="103">
3
</td>
<td width="103">
South Africa
</td>
<td width="103">
16
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">9 (Eng, SL, Aus)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">7 (Ind, WI, Pak)?</td>
<td width="103">
Ban &amp; NZ
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="103">
4
</td>
<td width="103">
England
</td>
<td width="103">
22
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">11 (Aus, WI, Pak)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">11 (SA, SL, Ind)?</td>
<td width="103">
Ban &amp; NZ
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="103">
5
</td>
<td width="103">
Australia
</td>
<td width="103">
19
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">9 (Pak, NZ, Ind)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">10 (Eng, Ban, SA)?</td>
<td width="103">
SL &amp; WI
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="103">
6
</td>
<td width="103">
Sri Lanka
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">13</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">7 (NZ, Eng, Ban)</td>
<td width="103">
6 (Pak, SA, WI)?
</td>
<td width="103">
Aus &amp; Ind
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="103">
7
</td>
<td width="103">
Pakistan
</td>
<td width="103">
13
</td>
<td width="103">
6 (SL, Ban, SA)
</td>
<td width="103">
7 (Aus, Eng, NZ)?
</td>
<td width="103">
Ind &amp; WI
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="103">
8
</td>
<td width="103">
West Indies
</td>
<td width="103">
15
</td>
<td width="103">
6 (Ind, SA, SL)
</td>
<td width="103">9 (Eng, NZ, Ban)?</td>
<td width="103">
Aus &amp; Pak
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">9</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">Bangladesh</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">14</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">7 (Aus, NZ, WI)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="103">7 (Ind, Pak, SL)?</td>
<td width="103">
Eng &amp; SA
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

World Test Championship

Introduction The ICC World Test Championship, run by the International Cricket Council (ICC) is all set to begin its first season in August. The first season will run for two years till June 2021. This will?get underway when the recent 50-over World Cup winnner England will take on their arch-rival Australia in the first Test of the Ashes series on August 1 at Edgbaston. To engage more fans, ICC has started this. With each series, the competition will be sharpened as the end of the championship; a global title will be given to the team who wins this 2-year-long tournament. History This is not the first time that ICC has approved the idea. The idea of ICC World Test Championship was approved in 2013 and 2017 as well but that couldn&#8217;t take place. In 2013, the champions trophy took its place and the idea?was re-scheduled for June 2017.?The ICC World Test Championship was cancelled once again on January 2014 and the ICC Champions Trophy was reinstated in 2017. However, in October 2017, it was announced by ICC that a Test league will be played, which would involve the top nine teams. The second ICC World Test Championship will continue from July 2021 to June 2023. The Process and the?Distribution of The?Points? The?ICC World Test Championship will be played among?nine top-ranked Test teams. All the teams will play six series each &#8211; three home series and three away series over the two-year span. In this period of time, each team will face six of the other eight teams, although it will not be complete round-robin league. Each of the series will be comprised of two and five Tests, so all the sides wouldn&#8217;t play the same number of Test series. No matter, the number of Tests, every series carries 120 points.?A team can score 720 points max (six series, 120 points each) over the two-year-long period. The two teams who will have the most points at the end of the tournament will face each other in the final in England, June 2021. Although the team will play fewer tests, wouldn&#8217;t be a disadvantage for them in respect to points as the 120 points are available for each series. However, the points will not be available for series results; it will be given for Test results. So the points will be split equally among the five-match Tests in a series. According to this count, 24 points or?20% will be there for each match. 60 points will be given for a win while 30 points will be given for a tie. On the other hand, 20 points will be given for a draw whereas no points will be given for a loss.   Matches in the Series Points for a win Points for a tie Points for a draw Points for a loss  2  60  30  20  0   3  40  20  13.3  0   4  30  15  10  0  5 24 12 8 0   However,?Zimbabwe, Ireland and Afghanistan will not be featured in the first edition of the World Test Championship. Although, they will play Tests against one another and also with some of the Championship sides as well. Moreover, there will be Tests series outside the Championship like England tours New Zealand for two Tests in November this year. What will happen if the final is tied? If the final Test will tie or drawn, the team who will finish at the top of the table in the two-year-long tournament will be the champion of the championship. ICC World Cricket Championship 2019 Schedule at a Glance   Ranking Team Tests Home series (against) Away series (against) Will not play  1 India 18 10 (SA, Ban, Eng) 8 (WI, NZ, Aus) Pak &amp; SL   2  New Zealand  14 7 (Ind, WI, Pak) 7 (SL, Aus, Ban)? Eng &amp; SA   3  South Africa  16 9 (Eng, SL, Aus) 7 (Ind, WI, Pak)? Ban &amp; NZ   4  England  22 11 (Aus, WI, Pak) 11 (SA, SL, Ind)? Ban &amp; NZ   5  Australia  19 9 (Pak, NZ, Ind) 10 (Eng, Ban, SA)? SL &amp; WI   6  Sri Lanka 13 7 (NZ, Eng, Ban) 6 (Pak, SA, WI)?  Aus &amp; Ind   7  Pakistan  13  6 (SL, Ban, SA)  7 (Aus, Eng, NZ)?  Ind &amp; WI   8  West Indies  15  6 (Ind, SA, SL) 9 (Eng, NZ, Ban)? Aus &amp; Pak  9 Bangladesh 14 7 (Aus, NZ, WI) 7 (Ind, Pak, SL)? Eng &amp; SA

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