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West Indies win toss, elect to bowl against Sri Lanka

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Press Trust of India Port of Spain
West Indies stand-in-skipper Kieron Pollard won the toss and put Sri Lanka in to bat in a crucial game of the Tri-nation ODI series here today.

Lendl Simmons has been named in place of West Indies' injured captain Dwayne Bravo.

Sunil Narine has also been ruled out due to injury, while Denesh Ramdin has been dropped. Devon Smith and Jason Holder have come in as their replacement.

Sri Lanka have made two changes, bringing in Jeevan Mendis and Shaminda Eranga in place of Kusal Perera and Rangana Herath.

Teams:

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Devon Smith, Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Kieron Pollard (c), Darren Sammy, Jason Holder, Kemar Roach, Tino Best.
 

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews (C), Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachithra Senanayake, Lasith Malinga, Shaminda Eranga.

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First Published: Jul 07 2013 | 6:55 PM IST

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