The Kiwis are extremely confident after their five wicket win over Zimbabwe on Saturday but Sri Lanka are determined and equally confident with the recent performance in England.
Sri Lanka will most probably leave out Hashan Tillekeratne, Avishka Gunawardena and Pramodya Wickremasinghe from their final selection. Roshan Mahanama making his comeback will bat at number 6 followed by Kumara Dharmasena and the rest.
The Sri Lanka Manger Ranjith Fernando said that it will be a close contest and the side that plays best should win. The Sri Lankans have laid more emphasis on fielding which is the vital aspect in the shorter version of the game.
``Conditions should suit us, in the first game against New Zealand and Zimbabwe the pitch was new and a good one, the match between England and South Africa is being played on the adjoining pitch. Either pitches will be a bit worn out and should help the spinners'', said Fernando.
Nuwan Soysa with Chaminda Vaas will form an all left arm opening attack. They will also have the services of three ideal spin bowlers for the condition, Muralitharan, Upul Chandana and Sanath Jayasuriya.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming said that Sri Lanka is a world class team, in fact they are world champions.
``They have a tough batting line up with a lot of depth with some good bowlers. The last Saturday's win against Zimbabwe have given us confidence ahead of the match against the Lankans. But I am not particularly happy the way our bowlers performed'', said Fleming.
Teams
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluvitharana, Marvan Atapattu, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga (Captain), Roshan Mahanama, Kumara Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Upul Chandana, Muthiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Soysa.
New Zealand: Nathan Astel, Mark Baily, Stephen Fleming, (Captain), Craig Mchillan, Adam Parore, Alex Tait, Chris Harris, Geoff Allott, Daniel Vettori, Simon Doul, Mathew Bell.
Umpires: David Shephered and Peter Willey (England).
Match Referee: Raman Suba Row (England).
Third Umpire: Srinivas Venkataraghavan (India)