Sri Lanka cricket team will lock horns with New Zealand in the SL vs NZ 1st Test at 10 AM in Galle on Wednesday. The hosts are riding high on confidence, having secured an emphatic victory over England in the final Test of ENG vs SL series. New Zealand on the other hand will be hoping to kick-start a fresh Test season after their one-off Test against Afghanistan in Greater Noida was washed out without even the toss taking place. Both teams will be eyeing to start on a victorious note as the series will determine their position on the World Test Championship standings.
SL vs NZ playing XIs
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kamindu Mendis, Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando
New Zealand: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Ajaz Patel, William ORourke
