Published: Oct 30, 2012, 07:48 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 30, 2012, 07:48 PM (IST)
Ross Taylor-led New Zealand will be under pressure in the absence of Daniel Vettori and Martin Guptill © Getty Images
Pallekele: Oct 30 2012
New Zealand will aim for a winning start to their Sri Lanka tour, when they clash with the hosts in the one-off Twenty20 international at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
New Zealand’s campaign in the ICC World T20 ended at the same venue when they lost all their three Super Eights matches, including two in the tie-break ‘super over’.
Ross Taylor’s team tied their matches against the West Indies and runners-up Sri Lanka before their losses in the one-over eliminator.
New Zealand, who will also play five One-Day Internationals and two Tests on their month-long tour, return to the Pallekele stadium without Daniel Vettori and Martin Guptill.
Sri Lanka also made a few changes as all-rounder Angelo Mathews was named the new T20 captain in place of Mahela Jayawardene, who stepped down after his team’s defeat against the West Indies in the World Twenty20 final in Colombo earlier this month.
Jayawardene has been rested for the T20 game along with paceman Lasith Malinga, but will return to lead the side in the one-dayers.
Teams:
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dilshan Munaweera, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Angelo Mathews (c), Dinesh Chandimal, Jeevan Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Akila Dananjaya Perera, Shaminda Eranga
New Zealand: Rob Nicol, Tom Latham, Brendon McCullum (wk), Ross Taylor (c), James Franklin, BJ Watling, Andrew Ellis, Jacob Oram, Tim Southee, Ronnie Hira, Kyle Mills
