West Indies asked to bat first in second ODI

West Indies asked to bat first in second ODI

By CricketCountry Staff

Colombo, February 3, 2011

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara elected to field after winning the toss against the West Indies in the second one-day international on Thursday. The opening one-dayer of the three-match series was abandoned due to rain in Colombo on Monday.

Teams: West Indies: Darren Sammy (capt), Chris Gayle, Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Carlton Baugh, Nikita Miller, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach.

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath.

Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI) and Bruce Oxenford (AUS)

TV umpire: Ranmore Martinesz (SRI)

Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)

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