Kingston (Jamaica), April 24 (IANS) Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the World Cup at the Sabina park here Tuesday.

TEAMS:

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara (wicketkeeper), Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Russel Arnold, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan and Dilhara Fernando

New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (captain), Peter Fulton, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Craig McMillan, Jacob Oram, Brendan McCullum (wicketkeeper), Daniel Vettori, James Franklin, Shane Bond and Jeetan Patel

Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (South Africa) and Simon Taufel

TV umpire: Daryl Harper (Australia)

Match referee: Mike Procter (South Africa)

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