Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bat in second Test match at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo.
The BLACKCAPS have named an unchanged team from the one that lost to Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle.
The was speculation that Daryl Tuffey would make his Test come back in place of Iain O’Brien but Daniel Vettori decided not to make the swap.
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has made three changes with Ajantha Mendis, Angelo Matthews and Nuwan Kulasekara out, replaced by Dammika Prasad, Chamara Kapugedera and Rangana Herath.
BLACKCAPS
Daniel Vettori (captain), Tim McIntosh, Martin Guptill, Daniel Flynn, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Brendon McCullum (wicketkeeper), Jacob Oram, Jeetan Patel, Iain O'Brien, Chris Martin
Sri Lanka
Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Prasanna Jayawardene (wicketkeeper), Charmara Kapugedera, Thilan Thushara, Rangana Herath, Dammika Prasad, Muttiah Muralitharan
