New Zealand won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat in the 1st test match on Tuesday, 18th August, 2009 at Galle. Sri Lanka lost 2 wickets for 20 runs in 3 overs, as opener Paranavitana out on duck and captain Sangakkara out on 8 runs in the delayed start 1st test by 90 minutes due to rain.
Ajantha Mendis has been included in place of Rangana Herath while Prasanna Jayawardhane also return as a regular wicket keeper and Tilakratne Dilshan will open the inning.
For New Zealand jacob Oram come back in test team and spinner Jeetan Patel has been included in the team with spin expected to play a big role in the latter part of the match.
Sri Lanka Team for 1st Test:
1 Tharanga Paranavitana, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilan Samaraweera, 6 Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), 7 Angelo Mathews, 8 Thilan Thushara, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Ajantha Mendis, 11 Muttiah Muralitharan
New Zealand Team for 1st Test:
1 Tim McIntosh, 2 Martin Guptill, 3 Daniel Flynn, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Brendon McCullum (wk), 6 Jacob Oram, 7 Iain O'Brien, 8 Daniel Vettori (capt), 9 Jeetan Patel, 10 Jesse Ryder, 11 Chris Martin
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