Sanath Jayasuriya [ Images ], still opening his team's batting 11 years on, and Romesh Kaluwitharana turned one-day cricket on its head when they launched an all-out attack in the first 15 overs of fielding restrictions.

Now bowlers have to contend with 20 Powerplay overs allowing only two men outside the 30-yard (27-metre) circle. Ten Powerplay overs are taken at the start of the innings with two lots of five any time afterwards.

"We have got five extra overs now," Sri Lanka vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ] told reporters on Wednesday. "We play a very attacking, sometimes flamboyant, but I think disciplined game right now. So we just want to continue."

Sangakkara said Sri Lanka had gone astray in the one-day game when they had attempted to change a style which had proven so successful.

"We established a Sri Lanka brand of cricket in 1996 by winning that World Cup... and that's how we want to play now when we face any side, particularly a side like New Zealand," he said.

MALINGA OUT

Sri Lanka will take the field without a crucial member of their attack in fast bowler Lasith Malinga [ Images ], who tore a ligament in his left ankle in training two days ago.

Malinga's speed, Chaminda Vaas's [ Images ] medium-fast left-arm variations and the fierce spin of Muttiah Muralitharan [ Images ] have admirably complemented the Sri Lankan stroke players. Pace bowler Farveez Maharoof is the likely replacement for Malinga.

New Zealand, who top the second-round standings on run rate ahead of defending champions Australia [ Images ], will pick from a full-strength squad for the first time in the tournament.

Ross Taylor [ Images ] is available to bat at number three after recovering from a hamstring injury. Pace bowler Mark Gillespie, who was 12th man in the 129-run win over Ireland, presents another bowling option following his recovery from a viral infection in his shoulder.

Kiwi vice-captain and left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori [ Images ], who needs one wicket to join Chris Harris and Chris Cairns [ Images ] as the only New Zealanders to take 200 one-day international wickets, said his team were guaranteed a semi-final spot if they won.

"We can control our own destiny if we win tomorrow and that's what we hope to do and hopefully find a comfortable semi-final if there's such a thing," he said.

"They are a very strong team. I think we have always had a feeling that when sub-continent teams come to New Zealand they tend to struggle but Sri Lanka certainly didn't the last time they came out."

Teams:

New Zealand (from) - Peter Fulton [ Images ], Stephen Fleming [ Images ] (captain), Ross Taylor or Hamish Marshall, Scott Styris [ Images ], Craig McMillan [ Images ], Jacob Oram [ Images ], Brendon McCullum [ Images ], Daniel Vettori, James Franklin, Mark Gillespie, Shane Bond [ Images ], Michael Mason, Jeetan Patel [ Images ].

Sri Lanka (probable) - Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ] (captain), Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan [ Images ], Russel Arnold [ Images ], Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando.