Melbourne - Sri Lanka's new skipper Upul Tharanga won the toss and chose to bowl
in the opening Twenty20 international against Australia in Melbourne on
Friday.
Australia, with their leading players embarking on a Test
series in India, named three T20I debutants, Michael Klinger, Billy
Stanlake and Ashton Turner.
Vikum Sanjaya, who captured three
wickets in the lead-up tour game against the Prime Minister's XI in
Canberra, was selected to make his international debut for Sri Lanka.
Paceman Lasith Malinga, who last played an international a year ago because of injury, was also in the Sri Lankan line-up.
Teams:
Australia:
Aaron Finch (captain), Michael Klinger, Travis Head, Moises Henriques,
Ashton Turner, Tim Paine, James Faulkner, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa,
Andrew Tye, Billy Stanlake.
Sri Lanka: Niroshan Dickwella, Upul
Tharanga (captain), Dilshan Munaweera, Asela Gunaratne, Milinda
Siriwardana, Chamara Kapugedera, Seekkugge Prasanna, Nuwan Kulasekara,
Lasith Malinga, Vikum Sanjaya, Lakshan Sandakan.
Umpires: Mick Martell (AUS), Paul Wilson (AUS)
Third umpire: Sam Nogajski (AUS)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)