MUMBAI: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in their last World Cup Group A match at Wankhede.
Sri Lanka have left out speedsters batsman Chamara Kapugedara, left-arm spinner Rangana Herath and pacers Dilhara Fernando and Thisara Perera.
Ajantha Mendis has been taken as the second spinner, while pacers Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews have also been included.
New Zealand, without the services of their injured captain Daniel Vettori and pacer Kyle Mills, have omitted batsman Jamie How and left arm spinner Luke Woodcock from their eleven.(IANS)
Teams:
New Zealand
Ross Taylor (captain), Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum(wicketkeeper), Jesse Ryder, Nathan McCullum, Kane Williamson, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, James Franklin, Tim Southee and Hamish Bennett.
Sri Lanka
Kumar Sangakkara (captain and wicketkeeper), Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Silva, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara
Match details
Toss
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
Umpires
Asad Rauf (Pakistan)
RA Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire
AM Saheba (India)
Match referee
AJ Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Reserve umpire
BF Bowden (New Zealand)
