7 greatest cricket rivalries of the last decade

Cricket rivalry is a topicthat everyone loves, as being a fan is all about choosing a side.There are always fans debating about two teams and picking up sides.India vPakistan rivalry,for instance,is the most classic example. It always keeps the crowd divided. It is also the most heated feudalong with Australia vEngland. Whilethe Ashes classicshaveretained theircharm, the lack of enough India-Pakistan matches has put this rivalry down in the pecking order.True, there's still the usual buzz around any India-Pakistan match, but the two teams don't faceeach other oftentocreate enough individual rivalries, which this contest usually thriveson. Remember Sachin Tendulkar vShoaib Akhtar?Let us now have alook at the7 great rivalries of the last decade:

#7 New Zealand v Sri Lanka

This is one rivalry that the world seldom talks about.  Let it be ODIs, T20s or Tests, these teams’ win-loss record against each other is amusing.

Over the last 10 years, these two sides, blessed with champion players, have provided some of the greatest games in all formats.

Last time these two sides met against each other during the fall of 2013, the ODI series ended in a 1-1 draw while the home side – Sri Lanka - won the T20 battle 1-0.

Since 2005,

Tests played- 10
SL Won- 4, NZ won- 5
Drawn- 1

ODIs Played- 34
SL Won- 16, NZ Won- 13
No Result- 5

T20s played- 13,
NZ Won- 5, SL Won-6
No Result- 1, Tie- 1

Notable Encounters

Test- SL vs NZ, Christchurch, Dec 7-9, 2006 (SL-154&170, NZ-206 &119/5;  NZ won by 5 wickets)
ODI- SL vs NZ, ICC Champions Trophy, Cardiff, June 9 2013 (SL-138/10, NZ-139/9;  NZ won by 1 wicket)
T20- SL vs NZ, ICC World T20, Pallekele, September 27 2012 (NZ-174/7, SL-174/6; Match Tied, SL won the eliminator)