Sri Lanka elect to bat against New Zealand in World T20 opener

Published>Fri, Apr 30 10 11:08 PM

Guyana, April 30 (IANS) Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the opening match of the World Twenty20 here Friday.

Teams:

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Gareth Hopkins (wicket-keeper), Jacob Oram, Nathan McCullum, Shane Bond, Tim Southee

Sri Lanka:

Kumar Sangakkara (captain and wicket-keeper), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya, C. Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Chanaka Welegedara

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