Kenya opt to bat against New Zealand

CHENNAI - Kenya captain Jimmy Kamande won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in a Group A match of the World Cup at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Sunday.

New Zeland have left out Kyle Mills for this match, while Hamish Bennett and Tim Southee will be leading the pace attack.

Teams:

Kenya: Jimmy Kamande (captain), Seren Waters, Alex Obanda, Collins Obuya, Steve Tikolo, Maurice Ouma (wicketkeeper), Rakep Patel, Thomas Odoyo, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Shem Ngoche, Elijah Otieno.

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendan McCullum (wicketkeeper), Martin Guptill, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, James Franklin, Scott Styris, Nathan McCullum, Jacob Oram, Tim Southee, Hamish Bennett.