New Zealand, winning both the warm-up matches against India and West Indies by 6 wickets and 91 runs respectively, will be looking to continue their winning streak.
New Zealand team. (Photo: @cricketworldcup)
New Zealand have won the toss and elected to field first against Sri Lanka at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Saturday.
New Zealand, winning both the warm-up matches against India and West Indies by 6 wickets and 91 runs respectively, will be looking to continue their winning streak. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, did not have a favourable outing as they lost both their warm-up games and will be looking to change their fortunes.
Here are the playing XIs of both the teams:
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Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera(w), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Tom Latham(w), Ross Taylor, James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult
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