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India win toss, elect to bat against Sri Lanka

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Press Trust of India Pallekele

India have rested Virender Sehwag. The opener has been replaced by Ajinkya Rahane.

Sri Lanka have made two changes, bringing in Chamara Kapugedera in place of Mahela Jayawardene, while Sachithra Senanayake has replaced Rangana Herath in the playing eleven.

Angelo Mathews will lead the team in the absence of Jayawardene.

Teams:

India: Ajinkya Rahane, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, M S Dhoni (capt), Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ashok Dinda

Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Dinesh Chandimal, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Pradeep, Lasith Malinga.

 

  

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First Published: Aug 04 2012 | 2:35 PM IST

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