Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat first on the opening day of the first cricket test against New Zealand at Jade Stadium in Christchurch.
New Zealand omitted Iain O'Brien from their playing 11 while Sri Lanka named Tillekaratne Dilshan as 12th manand omitted pace bowler Dilhara Fernando.
New Zealand: Jamie How, Craig Cumming, Mathew Sinclair, Stephen Fleming (captain), Nathan Astle, Jacob Oram, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori, James Franklin, Shane Bond, Chris Martin.
