ICC Champions Trophy 2013: SL elects to bat

9 June 2013 09:16 am Views - 2116

Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to bat first against New Zealand in their opening encounter of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 at Cardiff.

New Zealand come into the match after a comprehensive 2-1 series win over England in the recently-concluded three-match series.

Sri Lanka Team ( MDKJ Perera, TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara†, DPMD Jayawardene, LD Chandimal, AD Mathews*, HDRL Thirimanne, NLTC Perera, HMRKB Herath, RMS Eranga, SL Malinga)

New Zealand Team ( L Ronchi†, MJ Guptill, KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor, BB McCullum*, JEC Franklin, NL McCullum, DL Vettori, TG Southee, KD Mills, MJ McClenaghan)