New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to bat against Sri Lanka in their third game of the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 in Sydney on Saturday.
Group 1 is wide open after both matches in Melbourne on Friday – Australia v England and Afghanistan v Ireland – were washed out.
Whoever wins at the Sydney Cricket Ground will top the group and be in a strong position to make the semifinals.
Allrounder Daryl Mitchell returns for New Zealand from a fractured hand, with Mark Chapman making way.
Sri Lanka are without fast bowler Binura Fernando, who is out of the tournament with a hamstring injury, with Kasun Rajitha taking his place.
NEW ZEALAND: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (capt), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
SRI LANKA: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (capt), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha
-Agencies
