After winning the two Tests series New Zealand will look to carry the winning momentum into three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka that starts tomorrow in Mount Maunganui.
The 2019 ODI World Cup is just five months away so each and every game is very important and both teams will try their bench strength to find a balanced team and cause of this New Zealand will rotate their players especially pacers to keep them fresh. On the other hand, Sri Lanka has been struggling in this format for a long time and have lost 33 of 44 ODIs they played since January 2017 and Angelo Mathews' absence will hurt them more.
All the major stats and facts ahead of the first ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Mount Maungauni :
1. Head to Head -
| Venue | ODIs | Won by NZ | Won by SL | Tied | NR |
| New Zealand | 40 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 27 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| Neutral | 28 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 95 | 45 | 41 | 1 | 8 |
10.40 - Matt Henry's bowling average against Sri Lanka in ODIs. He has taken 15 wickets at this average in 6 ODIs against them.
24 - Martin Guptill (5976) needs 24 more runs to complete 6000 ODI runs. He will be the fifth New Zealand player to achieve this milestone.
26.08 - Ross Taylor averages only 26.08 against Sri Lanka in ODI cricket. He has scored 600 runs in 30 ODIs against Sri Lanka with 1 hundred and 3 fifties.
36 - New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs when they last met at this venue (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui) two years ago in January 2016.
90 - Trent Boult has taken 90 wickets at an average of 21.63 in 47 ODIs he has played at home.
1000 - Colin Munro (947 runs) needs 53 more runs to complete 1000 runs in ODI cricket.
3446 - Martin Guptill has scored 3446 runs in ODIs at home and needs 3 more runs to go past Nathan Astle's tally of 3448 runs and become leading runs scorer in ODIs at home.
