Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss Thursday and chose to bat first against England in the first semifinal of the World Twenty20 at the Beausejour Stadium.
Sri Lanka made one change to the side that defeated India in the Super Eight on Tuesday, with spinner Ajantha Mendis taking the place of left-arm seamer Thilan Thushara.
Kevin Pietersen was back in the England side after missing the match against New Zealand to return home because of the birth of his first child. Ravi Bopara made way for the South Africa-born Pietersen.
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Teams:
England: Michael Lumb, Craig Kieswetter, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood (captain), Eoin Morgan, Luke Wright, Tim Bresnan, Michael Yardy, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom.
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Chinthika Jayasinghe, Thissara Perera, Suraj Randiv, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis.
Umpires: Simon Taufel, Australia, and Aleem Dar, Pakistan.
Third umpire: Steve Davis, Australia. Match referee: Alan Hurst, Australia.
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