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Windies elect to bat in Colombo one-dayer

West Indies captain Darren Sammy elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the opening one-day international on Monday.

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Published: Jan 31, 2011, 02:42 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 05, 2014, 04:06 PM (IST)

The West Indians will be looking to win this match  © Getty Images
The West Indians will be looking to win this match © Getty Images

 

By CricketCountry Staff

 

West Indies captain Darren Sammy elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the opening one-day international on Monday.

 

The remaining two matches will also be played in Colombo on Friday and Sunday.

 

Teams: West Indies: Darren Sammy (capt), Chris Gayle, Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 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, Ajantha Mendis.

 

Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus).   TV umpire: Tyron Wijewardene (Sri). Match referee: Andy Pycroft (Zim). The remaining two matches will also be played in Colombo on Friday and Sunday.

 

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