COLOMBO: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori elected to bat after winning the toss against India in a tri-series match here on Friday.

New Zealand are playing their second and last league match, having already lost to Sri Lanka by 97 runs on Tuesday, while India are playing their first game.

Each side will play two league matches before the top two qualify for the final on September 14.

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (capt), Jesse Ryder, Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Neil Broom, Jacob Oram, Kyle Mills, Ian Butler, Shane Bond.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Rudra Pratap Singh.

Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIS) and Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)

TV umpire: Gamini Silva (SRI)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)