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Sri Lanka have brought back Dilshan Madushanka and Jeffrey Vandersay has come in for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga

Welcome to the live coverage of 1st ODI of New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2024. Match will start on 13 Nov 2024 at 02:30 PM Venue : Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla Sri Lanka squad - Avishka Fernando,

Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka won the toss and elected to bat in the opening one-day international against New Zealand in Dambulla on Wednesday.

New Zealand paceman Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the one-day international series against Sri Lanka after suffering a calf strain in the second Twenty20 match against the South Asians. Ferguson was struck down with the injury soon after becoming his nation's sixth bowler to take a T20 hat-trick as New Zealand won by five runs in Dambulla on Sunday to split the series 1-1.

Despite a 1-0 lead in the two T20Is, the Lankans couldn't complete a series win over the Mitchell Santner-led Kiwis as it ended in a 1-1 stalemate. Thus, the home side will come hard in the upcoming three ODIs.

Lockie Ferguson returned from a hamstring injury for the limited-overs series but injured his calf in the second T20I where he took a hat-trick.