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The 1996 Cup winners chose to bat first on a sunny morning when the new-ball threat expected from Shane Bond did not materialise.

Upul Tharanga and Kumar Sangakkara were therefore able to gather some momentum in a half-century second-wicket stand on a pitch offering pace and bounce.

Bond's first over was poorly directed and went for nine runs, made up of two leg-glances for four and a wide.

Franklin found his bearings more quickly and was rewarded with the first breakthrough in his second over - and another success 54 runs later.

Jayasuriya was being targeted by Bond in the pre-match bluster - but it was the left-armer who got Sri Lanka's danger man, bowled aiming across a full ball.

Tharanga (41no) might have gone for just one run had Ross Taylor's throw from cover hit one stump as a fretful Jayasuriya pushed for a single to get off the mark.

That was as close as the Kiwis came, though, until Sangakkara tried to hit Franklin over the top and instead mistimed a catch low to captain Stephen Fleming at mid-on.