Sri Lanka open T20 World Cup campaign against Namibia

Sri Lanka open T20 World Cup campaign against Namibia

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first in their opening T20 World Cup match against Namibia in the Group A Round 1 clash at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

The Sri Lankans have won both their warm-up games and will be hoping to start their tournament on a strong note. 

Meanwhile, Namibia lost both their warm-up matches and will be hoping to find some form against Sri Lanka. 

The top-four of the eight teams in Round 1 will qualify for the Super 12 stage.

Sri Lanka (Playing XI) - Kusal Perera (WK), Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (C), Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara.

Namibia (Playing XI) - Stephan Baard, Zane Green (WK), Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (C), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Pikky Ya France, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz.