New Zealand have gained the toss and despatched Sri Lanka in to bat within the first of three Twenty20 internationals.
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka mentioned he additionally would have bowled as a result of Auckland’s Eden Park famously is a floor on which it’s tough to defend a complete.
Tom Latham will captain New Zealand in a uncommon T20 look and within the absence of Tim Southee who’s taking part in within the Indian Premier League.
New Zealand named opener Chad Bowes and seamer Henry Shipley to make their T20 debuts.
Shipley was a hit within the earlier one-day internationals between the groups, taking eight wickets within the two accomplished matches.
Sri Lanka has but to win a match on tour, dropping the Test sequence and one-day worldwide sequence 2-0.
Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga is the No.2-ranked bowler in world T20 cricket and sure will play a serious function for Sri Lanka on this sequence.
New Zealand: Chad Bowes, Tim Seifert, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Adam Milne, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Ben Lister.
Sri Lanka: Patham Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Dilshan Madushanka.
Umpires: Chris Brown and Shaun Haig, New Zealand.
TV umpire: Wayne Knights, New Zealand. Match referee: Jeff Crowe, New Zealand.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
