Windies win toss, to bowl first

Georgetown, Guyana, Apr 1(UNI) West Indies captain Brian Lara won the toss and opted to field first under damp conditions in the rain-delayed Super Eights League match against Sri Lanka at the Providence Stadium here today.

Sri Lanka made one change with Dilhara Fernando making it to the final XI in place of Farveez Mahroof while Ian Bradshaw and Jerome Taylor come in for Corey Collymore and Lendl Simmons in the West Indies playing XI.

Teams: West Indies: Brian Lara (captain), Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Ian Bradshaw, Daren Powell, Jerome Taylor Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Chamara Silva, Russel Arnold, Tilakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga Umpires: Mark Benson (England), Daryl Harper (Australia) TV Umpire: Simon Taufel (Australia) Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand) UNI