New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series
Sri Lanka v New Zealand
* Test no. 1932 | 2009 season
* Played at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
* 26,26,27,29,30 August 2009
A hamstring injury has ruled Angelo Mathews out of the match, and Sri Lanka will replace him with either batsman Chamara Kapugedera or left-arm spinner Rangana Herath. Kumar Sangakkara hasn't ruled out a triple-spin attack, but that would mean a very long tail for Sri Lanka. Opener Tharanga Paranavitana's place is also under scrutiny after his twin failures in Galle.
Sri Lanka squad
KC Sangakkara*, TM Dilshan, HMRKB Herath, DPMD Jayawardene, HAPW Jayawardene†, CK Kapugedera, KMDN Kulasekara, AD Mathews, BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan, NT Paranavitana, KTGD Prasad, TT Samaraweera, T Thushara, BSM Warnapura
New Zealand squad
DL Vettori*, CD Cumming, GD Elliott, DR Flynn, MJ Guptill, BB McCullum†, TG McIntosh, CS Martin, IE O'Brien, JDP Oram, JS Patel, JD Ryder, LRPL Taylor, DR Tuffey, RA Young†
Match details
Umpires DJ Harper and NJ Llong
TV umpire HDPK Dharmasena
Match referee AJ Pycroft
Reserve umpire PG Liyanage