Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl v Zimbabwe
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Wanidu Hasaranga, a legspinning allrounder, made his international debut at the age of 19 © AFP
Angelo Mathews won the toss and chose to bowl first in Galle, citing a preference to chase in case afternoon rains force a Duckworth-Lewis-Stern result. Though his team won the first match chasing, Graeme Cremer said he would have batted first anyway, had he won the toss. Like the surface for the first match, this pitch was expected to be full of runs.
Both Lasith Malinga, and Kusal Mendis – whom SLC had said were battling influenza on Saturday – had recovered sufficiently to play this game, but Sri Lanka made three changes to their attack nevertheless. Legspinning allrounder Wanidu Hasaranga made his international debut at 19 years of age, replacing seam-bowling allrounder Lahiru Madushanka. Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera, and left-arm wristspinner Lakshan Sandakan also played, in place of Amila Aponso and Akila Dananjaya.
Zimbabwe were unchanged.
There is a chance of afternoon thunderstorms interrupting play. The temperature is expected to reach a high of about 31 degrees.
Sri Lanka 1 Niroshan Dickwella (wk), 2 Danushka Gunathilaka, 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Upul Tharanga, 5 Angelo Mathews (capt), 6 Asela Gunaratne, 7 Wanidu Hasaranga, 8 Lakshan Sandakan,9 Dushmantha Chameera, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Nuwan Pradeep
Zimbabwe 1 Solomon Mire, 2 Hamilton Masakadza, 3 Craig Ervine, 4 Sean Williams, 5 Sikander Raza, 6 Ryan Burl, 7 Peter Moor (wk), 8 Malcolm Waller, 9 Graeme Cremer (capt), 10 Tendai Chatara, 11 Donald Tiripano
Andrew Fidel Fernando is ESPNcricinfo’s Sri Lanka correspondent. @andrewffernando
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo