Daijiworld Media Network

Pallekel, Nov 6 : Hello, and a warm welcome to the 3rd One Day International between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Let me start with some bad news first. It is very cloudy at Pallekele and the ground has been covered. The good thing is that it has not actually started to rain, but the ground-staffs are taking no chances. The forecast is for some heavy rain through the afternoon and later on in the evening. Let us hope that the rain relents and we get to see a good match.

Pitch Report: ' The pitch looks very similar to the one for the 2nd match. There are some cracks, but it should not worry the batsmen. It should be a good surface for both batsmen and the bowlers.'

Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to field

It has become a tad brighter and the covers are being removed.

Teams:

New Zealand (Playing XI): Rob Nicol, Brendon McCullum, BJ Watling(w), Ross Taylor(c), James Franklin, Jacob Oram, Nathan McCullum, Kane Williamson, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara(w), Mahela Jayawardene(c), Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga