Pallekele: New Zealand cricket team has won the toss and decided to bat first against Sri Lanka in an opening match of International Cricket Council (ICC) World T20’s Super Eights round.
Ross Taylor, the Kiwis skipper, said that they have called in Martin Guptill in the playing eleven.
Sri Lanka captain Jayawardene said that he wanted to bat first as well. “Ajantha Mendis is about 90% fit but is playing…Akila Dananjaya is also playing today.”
Eight teams including defending champion England, host Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, India, New Zealand and West Indies will play each other in Super Eights round.
These teams have been divided into two groups.
Sri Lanka team:
TM Dilshan, DPMD Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara, HDRL Thirimanne, AD Mathews, BMAJ Mendis, NLTC Perera, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, BAW Mendis, MKPAD Perera
New Zealand team:
MJ Guptill, JEC Franklin, BB McCullum, LRPL Taylor, RJ Nicol, JDP Oram, DL Vettori, KS Williamson, NL McCullum, TG Southee, KD Mills
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