PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Nov 19, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and chose to bat in the third and final one-day international against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Tuesday.

The host, who have an unassailable 2-0 lead going into the match, made as many as five changes, with all-rounder Chamindu Wickramasinghe making his debut. 

New Zealand made two changes, bringing in fast bowler Adam Milne and debutant all-rounder Zakary Foulkes in place of Nathan Smith and Jacob Duffy.

Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka (capt), Nishan Madushka, Avishka Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Janith Liyanage, Mohamed Shiraz, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay and Dilshan Madushanka.

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (capt), Tim Robinson, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay, Michael Bracewell, Zakary Foulkes, Ish Sodhi and Adam Milne.

Umpires: Rod Tucker (AUS) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI)

Television Umpire: Langton Rusere (ZIM)

Match Referee: Graeme Labrooy (SRI)