Australia win toss, bat against Sri Lanka

SYDNEY: Australia won the toss and chose to bat in the opening Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka at the Sydney Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

Queensland fast bowler Ben Cutting was making his T20 international debut, while batsman Kushal Perera was handed his first T20 start for Sri Lanka. Angelo Mathews is captaining Sri Lanka, taking over from Mahela Jayawardene, who remains in the team as a batsman.

Teams:
Australia: George Bailey (capt), David Warner, Aaron Finch, Sean Marsh, Adam Voges, Matthew Wade (wkt), Glenn Maxwell, Ben Cutting, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Doherty, Ben Laughlin

Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (capt), Kushal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Chandimal (wkt), Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga

Umpires: Simon Fry (AUS), Paul Reiffel (AUS) TV Umpire: John Ward (AUS) Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)