Summary Sri Lanka opts for Eranga, whose inclusion pushes fellow quick Kulasekara out of the team.
CARDIFF (AP) - Sri Lanka has won the toss and will bat first in the Champions Trophy Group A match against New Zealand at Sophia Gardens on Sunday.
Spinner Daniel Vettori returns to the New Zealand team for his first ODI appearance since the World Cup semifinal also against Sri Lanka on March 29, 2011.
Sri Lanka opts for Shaminda Eranga, whose inclusion pushes fellow quick Nuwan Kulasekara out of the team.
Teams:
New Zealand: Luke Ronchi, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum (captain), James Franklin, Nathan McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills, Mitchell McCleanaghan.
Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews (captain), Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Rangana Herath, Shaminda Eranga, Lasith Malinga.
