Colombo, March 05: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in a Group A cricket World Cup match at the R. Premadasa Stadium here Saturday.
Teams:
Sri Lanka:
Kumar Sangakkara (captain and wicket-keeper), Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Chamara Silva.
Australia:
Ricky Ponting (captain), Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wicket-keeper), Michael Clarke, David Hussey, Cameron White, Steve Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Jason Krejza, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait.
—–IANS