NZL win toss, bat first against SL in second ODI

New Zealand captain Ross Taylor won the toss and elected to bat first in the second one-day international against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Stadium on Sunday. The match originally scheduled to be played in Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium has been shifted to Kandy because of poor ground conditions caused by heavy storms. New Zealand left out batsman Brendon McCullum due to an injury and allrounder Jacob Oram from the team that played in the Twenty20 match that was washed out last week after only 16 overs of play was possible. [caption id=“attachment_513968” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first[/caption] Their places were taken by allrounder Nathan McCullum and seam bowler Trent Boult. Captain Mahela Jayawardene and fast bowler Lasith Malinga return to the Sri Lanka team after being rested for the Twenty20 match. Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath takes on the main spinner’s role in place of Akila Dananjaya who played in the Twenty20 match. Upul Tharanga opens the batting. The Lineups are as follows: Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga. New Zealand: Ross Taylor (captain), Rob Nicol, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, BJ Watling, Nathan McCullum, James Franklin, Andrew Ellis, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills, Trent Boult. Associated Press