Hambantota, Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and opted to bat in their Group A World Cup match against Canada at Mahinda Rajapakse stadium on Sunday.
Sri Lanka rested their frontline pacemen Lasith Malinga and Dilhara Fernando as they opted for three seamers and two specialist spinners in Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis.
Canada gave a one-day debut to 29-year-old left-handed batsman Tyson Gordon.
The stadium is being used for an international match for the first time, making it the 177th venue in the 50-over format of the game.
Teams:
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (C), Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis.
Canada: Ashish Bagai (C), John Davison, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Tyson Gordon, Jimmy Hansra, Zubin Surkari, Rizwan Cheema, Balaji Rao, Harvir Baidwan, Khurram Chohan, Henry Osinde.