New Zealand Wins Toss and Bats First

May 28, 1998 - 0:0
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming won the toss and elected to bat first in the first test versus Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo Wednesday. New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (captain), Bryan Young, Mathew Horne, Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, Adam Parore, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Simon Doull, Daniel Vettori, Paul Wiseman. Sri Lanka: Arjuna Ranatunga (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardena, Aravinda de Silva, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Ruwan Kalpage, Pramodya Wickremasinghe, Niroshan Bandaratilleke, Muttiah Muralitharan, Malinga Bandara. (AP)