<p>Sri Lanka skipper Dusan Shanaka won the toss and opted to bowl in the first of a five-match Twenty20 series against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.</p>.<p>It is the first outing for Australia since they won the World Cup in November, with two changes to the team that lifted the trophy -- David Warner and Mitchell Marsh will be rested.</p>.<p>In Warner's absence, the Big Bash League's top run-scorer Ben McDermott will open alongside skipper Aaron Finch while Josh Inglis makes his debut at number three.</p>.<p>Pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood returns for the first time since the opening Ashes Test against England in December after struggling with injury.</p>.<p>Danushka Gunathilaka is back for Sri Lanka after a ban for breaching Covid-19 rules during a tour of England last June, but fellow opener Kusal Mendis is unavailable after testing positive for Covid, with Pathum Nissanka included instead at the top of the order.</p>.<p><strong>Teams</strong></p>.<p><strong>Australia: </strong>Aaron Finch (capt), Ben McDermott, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood</p>.<p><strong>Sri Lanka:</strong> Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka (capt), Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando</p>.<p><strong>Umpires:</strong> Sam Nogajski (AUS) and Shawn Craig (AUS)</p>.<p><strong>TV Umpire</strong>: Rod Tucker (AUS)</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
<p>Sri Lanka skipper Dusan Shanaka won the toss and opted to bowl in the first of a five-match Twenty20 series against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.</p>.<p>It is the first outing for Australia since they won the World Cup in November, with two changes to the team that lifted the trophy -- David Warner and Mitchell Marsh will be rested.</p>.<p>In Warner's absence, the Big Bash League's top run-scorer Ben McDermott will open alongside skipper Aaron Finch while Josh Inglis makes his debut at number three.</p>.<p>Pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood returns for the first time since the opening Ashes Test against England in December after struggling with injury.</p>.<p>Danushka Gunathilaka is back for Sri Lanka after a ban for breaching Covid-19 rules during a tour of England last June, but fellow opener Kusal Mendis is unavailable after testing positive for Covid, with Pathum Nissanka included instead at the top of the order.</p>.<p><strong>Teams</strong></p>.<p><strong>Australia: </strong>Aaron Finch (capt), Ben McDermott, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood</p>.<p><strong>Sri Lanka:</strong> Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Dasun Shanaka (capt), Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando</p>.<p><strong>Umpires:</strong> Sam Nogajski (AUS) and Shawn Craig (AUS)</p>.<p><strong>TV Umpire</strong>: Rod Tucker (AUS)</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH videos:</strong></p>