New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the first Super Eight match of the World Twenty20 Championship here at Pallekele International Stadium Thursday.
Teams:
New Zealand: Rob Nicol, Martin Guptill, James Franklin, Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor (captain), Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori, Kane Williamson, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene (captain) , Kumar Sangakkara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Kumar Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis, Akila Dananjaya
—-IANS