DUNEDIN: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl first on a green-tinged wicket in the fifth one-day international against New Zealand in Dunedin on Friday.
New Zealand lead the series 2-1 with one match washed out.
Sri Lanka captain Lahiru Thirimanne, standing in for regular skipper Angelo Mathews who is being rested with a slight leg strain, said conditions were ripe to bowl first.
"It looks a little bit green and we want to take advantage," he said.
Dinesh Chandimal comes in for Mathews while Suranga Lakmal replaces Rangana Herath in the one other change in the Sri Lanka line up.
New Zealand have also replaced two, bringing in Nathan McCullum for Daniel Vettori in a straight rotation of spinners, and Trent Boult replaces Adam Milne who suffered a side strain in the fourth ODI in Nelson on Tuesday.
Teams:
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum (capt), Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Mitchell McClenaghan
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dimuth Karunaratne, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne (capt), Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal.
Toss: Sri Lanka
Series: New Zealand lead 2-1
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZL), Nigel Llong (ENG
TV umpire: Ian Gould (ENG)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
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