India opt to field against Sri Lanka

December 27th, 2009 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )

Sachin Tendulkar New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to field against Sri Lanka in the fifth and final One-Day International at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday.
India have rested Sachin Tendulkar as Sudip Tyagi gets his maiden ODI cap. Sri Lanka have left out Mahela Jayawardene and Lasith Malinga while fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara and debutant Muthumudalige Pushpakumara were included in the team.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain-wicketkeeper), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Sudip Tyagi and Ashish Nehra

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (captain-wicketkeeper), Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Thilan Samaraweera, Thilina Kandamby, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Thisara Perera, Suraj Randiv, Suranga Lakmal and Chanaka Welegedara

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