Sri Lanka won the Toss and Chose to bat as Both Sides
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat as both sides' captains were unavailable for the final ODI of the series. Angelo Mathews had recovered from the calf injury that had kept him out of the two previous matches, but was out with the flu, while Brendon Mccullum was being rested for the final game. Kane Williamson led in his stead. Lahiru Thirimanne said the pitch looked dry but favourable for batting, while Williamson said his team would have bowled first anyway, with dew expected to form later in the evening.
Tom Latham was slotted to open the batting in place of McCullum for New Zealand, who have also left out Trent Boult and returned Tim Southee to the attack,
The weather was expected to remain good for the duration of the match,
New Zealand: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Tom Latham, 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Grant Elliott, 6 Luke Ronchi (wk) , 7 Corey Anderson, 8 Daniel Vettori, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Kyle Mills, 11 Mitchell McClenaghan
Sri Lanka: 1 Lahiru Thirimanne (capt), 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Dimuth Karunaratne, 6 Dinesh Chandimal, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Seekkuge Prasanna, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Shaminda Eranga 11 Dushmantha Chameera
Dushmantha Chameera debuts, Sri Lanka bat 4 Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v New Zealand Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Preview - Sri Lanka search for inspiration India played Sri Lanka in the decider of the 2015 World Cup,Sri Lanka made four changes to the attack that played the sixth ODI - all largely due to niggles to frontline bowlers, The 23-year old, right-arm quick Dushmantha Chameera made his international debut, and along with Shaminda Eranga, replaced Dhammika Prasad and Suranga Lakmal, Legspinning allrounder Seekkuge Prasanna also came into the side in place of Jeevan Mendis, who was out with muscle soreness, and Nuwan Kulasekara replaced Rangana Herath, who had returned to Sri Lanka, Dimuth Karunaratne continued to bat in the middle order, in place of Mathews,
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat as both sides' captains were unavailable for the final ODI of the series. Angelo Mathews had recovered from the calf injury that had kept him out of the two previous matches, but was out with the flu, while Brendon Mccullum was being rested for the final game. Kane Williamson led in his stead. Lahiru Thirimanne said the pitch looked dry but favourable for batting, while Williamson said his team would have bowled first anyway, with dew expected to form later in the evening.
Tom Latham was slotted to open the batting in place of McCullum for New Zealand, who have also left out Trent Boult and returned Tim Southee to the attack,
The weather was expected to remain good for the duration of the match,
New Zealand: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Tom Latham, 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Grant Elliott, 6 Luke Ronchi (wk) , 7 Corey Anderson, 8 Daniel Vettori, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Kyle Mills, 11 Mitchell McClenaghan
Sri Lanka: 1 Lahiru Thirimanne (capt), 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Dimuth Karunaratne, 6 Dinesh Chandimal, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Seekkuge Prasanna, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Shaminda Eranga 11 Dushmantha Chameera
Dushmantha Chameera debuts, Sri Lanka bat 4 Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v New Zealand Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Preview - Sri Lanka search for inspiration India played Sri Lanka in the decider of the 2015 World Cup,Sri Lanka made four changes to the attack that played the sixth ODI - all largely due to niggles to frontline bowlers, The 23-year old, right-arm quick Dushmantha Chameera made his international debut, and along with Shaminda Eranga, replaced Dhammika Prasad and Suranga Lakmal, Legspinning allrounder Seekkuge Prasanna also came into the side in place of Jeevan Mendis, who was out with muscle soreness, and Nuwan Kulasekara replaced Rangana Herath, who had returned to Sri Lanka, Dimuth Karunaratne continued to bat in the middle order, in place of Mathews,
