New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka in their must-win World Cup game in Bengaluru on Thursday.
New Zealand, who are in a three-way battle with Afghanistan and Pakistan for the last semifinal spot, have brought in fit-again pacer Lockie Ferguson in place of spinner Ish Sodhi.
For Sri Lanka, Kasun Rajitha made way for Chamika Karunaratne.
Teams:
New Zealand:
Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tom Latham (w), Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson
Sri Lanka:
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera and Dilshan Madushanka.
