Windies elect to bat in Colombo one-dayer

Windies elect to bat in Colombo one-dayer

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.

©AFP