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Sri Lanka have won the toss and will bat first on the first day of the second cricket test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington today.
Skipper Mahela Jayawardene called correctly for a second time in the series and had no hesitation in batting first on a pitch likely to give early assistance to the seam bowlers before flattening out.
Sri Lanka have not made any changes to the side who lost by five wickets inside three days in Christchurch last week.
That means Chamara Silva who made a pair in his test debut -- after facing just five balls at Jade Stadium -- has been given another chance to prove his worth.
New Zealand will also field an unchanged team meaning pace bowler Iain O'Brien has been released to join his Wellington side for their State Championshjp game which is underway against Otago in Dunedin.
Wellington squad member Sam Fairley will fill in as 12th man.
New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (captain), Craig Cumming, Jamie How, Mathew Sinclair, Nathan Astle, Jacob Oram, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori, James Franklin, Shane Bond, Chris Martin. Sam Fairley (12th man).
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Chamara Kapugedera, Chamara Silva, Prasanna Jayawardene, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan. Tillekeratne Dilshan (12th man).
- NZPA
