Hosts New Zealand and Sri Lanka will play each other in their 100th ODI on Saturday. It is also necessary for Sri Lanka to win this series to qualify for the World Cup. If Sri Lanka wins this three-match series, then its chances of qualifying in the World Cup will increase. However, even after that the Sri Lankan team got the title then it will depend on the result of the series in South Africa and Netherlands. Winning the home ODI series for New Zealand may prove to be a bit difficult. The players of the Kiwi team, which have already qualified for the ODI World Cup, have got NOC from their board for the IPL. Due to this, the New Zealand team is looking a little weaker than the Sri Lankan team. In 99 matches, the Kiwi team has won 49, while Sri Lanka has won 41.