Sri Lanka – New Zealand cricket series starts today with a 20-20 match at Pallekele stadium in Kandy.Besides the only 20-20 match, New Zealand will play five one-day internationals and two Tests on their month-long tour.New Zealand will be without two key players Daniel Vettori and Martin Guptill. Experienced left-arm spinner Vettori is missing the tour due to an injury while opener Guptill has been rested and will figure only in the Tests. Sri Lanka has named all-rounder Angelo Mathews as its new T20 captain in place of Mahela Jayawardene.Jayawardene and Malinga have been rested for the T20 game. Spinner Ajantha Mendis, the most successful bowler of the World Twenty20 with 15 wickets in six matches, will also miss today's match and the first three one-dayers because of an injury.