Summary New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the third ODI on Thursday.
NELSON (AFP) - New Zealand won the toss for the third one-day international against Sri Lanka and opted to bat first at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Thursday.
Kane Williamson returns from injury to lead New Zealand as one of three changes in the line up.
Regular skipper Brendon McCullum is being rested after hurting his back in a fielding mishap in the second match, Tim Southee comes in for Matt Henry and Adam Milne replaces Ish Sodhi.
Sri Lanka have made one change with Nuwan Pradeep coming back into the side in place of Sachithra Senanayake.
New Zealand have convincingly won the first two matches in Christchurch after losing the toss and batting second.
A win in Nelson will give them an unbeatable lead in the five-match series to go with their 2-0 Test sweep earlier in the month.
Teams:
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (captain), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Luke Ronchi, Doug Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan.
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru Thirimanne, Danushka Gunathilaka , Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews (captain), Milinda Siriwardana, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera, Jeffrey Vandersay.
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL), Michael Gough (ENG).
TV umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG).
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM).
