Sri Lanka win toss and opt to bat in opening test

Saturday March 22, 09:49 PM

MIAMI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first in the first test against West Indies in Georgetown, Guyana on Saturday.

Sri Lanka opted to play two spinners with left-arm Rangana Herath partnering Muttiah Muralitharan.

Middle order batsman Thilan Samaraweera returned to the team in place of the out-of-form Chamara Silva.

West Indies gave a test debut to left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn.

Ramnaresh Sarwan, returning to the team after a long injury absence, was named vice-captain, a West Indies Cricket Board media release announced on Friday.

The second test follows on April 3 in Trinidad before the tour is completed with three one-day internationals.

Teams:

West Indies: Chris Gayle (captain), Devon Smith, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Marlon Samuels, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ryan Hinds, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Sulieman Benn, Jerome Taylor, Daren Powell

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Michael Vandort, Malinda Warnapura, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, Chaminda Vaas, Thilan Thushara.

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