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29-Mar-2011 08:51:00 GMT
Sri Lanka v New Zealand, World Cup 2011, 1st Semi-final, Colombo

New Zealand Elect to Bat Against Sri Lanka

Colombo: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in their World Cup semifinal at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.

New Zealand qualified last from Group 'A', but stunned South Africa, who qualified first from Group 'B', in Dhaka on Friday when they beat them by 49 runs.

The spirited performance has created quite a buzz about the team which has a reputation of punching above its weight in major international events.

Sri Lanka are expected to again go with a three-strong spin attack, a ploy they used against England and Australia.

However, there are doubts over off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who is nursing a hamstring injury.

The Kiwis, on the other hand, have no major injury and have in fact been boosted by the return to form of imposing all-rounder Jacob Oram, who grabbed four wickets and a couple of athletic catches in the quarterfinal win over South Africa.


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