Left-arm over seamer Taylor gets us off and running in the opening over. An enthusiastic Matt Machan takes a shy at the stumps as Dilshan takes a single. He hits, but gives away another couple of runs as the ball deflects and evades those backing-up on the off side.

Anthems are out of the way. Scotland have broken away in to a huddle.

Lahiru Thiramanne and Tillakaratne Dilshan are striding out to the middle to start this Sri Lanka innings and Rob Taylor has the new ball in his hand for Scotland.

Here we go.

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The teams are out on the pitch and bag pipes ring out across the Bellerive Oval as the strains of Flower of Scotland cut across the Tasmania afternoon.

Sri Lanka's anthem follows and for those of you who've been with us throughout this World Cup will know it's a bit of long one.

Josh Davey believes Scotland can secure a maiden World Cup victory against either Sri Lanka this morning or co-hosts Australia in Hobart on Saturday.

Davey, who has taken 11 wickets so far in this tournament, hopes that the Scots can finally break their duck in their third tournament following appearances in 1999 and 2007.

"We are playing Australia in their own back yard and Sri Lanka have some of the best players in the world. We are not here just to compete but to put our name out and win these games," he said.

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Sri Lanka will be without Dinesh Chandimal for the rest of the tournament, after the former T20 skipper picked up a hamstring injury during his 52 off 24 deliveries against Australia on Sunday.

Kusal Perera has been added to their World Cup squad as an injury replacement and comes in to their side for this match.

Perera, 24, has scored 839 runs in 41 one-day internationals, but was dropped after Sri Lanka's one-day series against England in December.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews is happy to have won the toss and elected to bat first on what he says looks like a hard surface full of runs.

Scotland captain Preston Mommsen says he would've batted first too had he won the toss and admits it could be a tough job on his sdie's hands to contain Sri Lanka on a fast-scoring surface.

BBC Radio Test Match Special

Simon Mann has opened up proceedings on Test Match Special in Hobart and you can tune in now for live ball-by-bal commentary.

Simon will be joined throughout the day by Gerard Whateley from the ABC and your summarisers will be Vic Marks and Brett Geeves.

Sri Lanka have already qualified from Pool A after victories over England, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, while Scotland are booked on the plane home with England and Afghanistan after failing to win any of their opening four matches.

The two sides meet in Hobart with the fundamentals sorted, but a Sri Lanka win would see Angelo Mathews' side finish third in the group and condemn Bangladesh to a last-eight meeting with Pool B winners India.

If Sri Lanka do finish third, they will meet South Africa in the last eight as long as the Proteas complete their expected victory over the United Arab Emirates in Wellington on Thursday.

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Both sides have made three changes - for Sri Lanka, Dushmanta Chameera, Nuwan Kulasekera and Kusal Perera are in for the Dinesh Chandimal, Upul Tharanga and Senanayake.

Scotland bring in Freddie Coleman, Michael Leask and Rob Taylor.

Sri Lanka: Lahiru Thirimanne, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews (capt), Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dushanta Chameera, Lasith Malinga.

Scotland: Kyle Coetzer, Calum MacLeod, Matt Machan, Preston Mommsen (capt), Freddie Coleman, Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross (wk), Josh Davey, Rob Taylor, Michael Leask, Alasdair Evans.

Welcome along this Wednesday morning to our coverage of this Pool A match between Scotland and Sri Lanka from Bellerive Oval in Hobart.

Looks like a blustery afternoon in Tasmania and we can bring you news of the toss where Sri Lanka have won it and elected to bat.

News of the teams shortly.

Almost a month since the Cricket World Cup began and we're almost down to knowing who will contest the quarter-finals.

Two things we know for certain - England and Scotland won't be among that select group.

But, for Scotland there's a chance to play for pride and overcome their disappointment so far.

Could they record a special victory against a Sri Lanka side which has had to patch itself up during this tournament?

Stay right here to see if they can.

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