Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 1 LIVE score and updates: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the first Test of the ongoing two-match series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The series opener is scheduled to take place at Galle International Stadium in Galle.

Tim Southee will lead the Kiwis, whereas the hosts will play under the leadership of Dhananjaya de Silva. After getting the better of England in the last red-ball match played at The Oval, Sri Lanka would like to come up with a big show against Kiwis in front of home fans and keep itself alive in the race to qualify for the World Test Championship final.

Playing XIs

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (C), Kusal Mendis (WK), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando

New Zealand: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (WK), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (C), Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel