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Sri Lanka elect to bat
November 12, 2005 09:14 IST
Sri Lanka [Images] captain Marvan Atapattu won the toss and elected to bat on a strip that may provide early assistance to the fast bowlers at the IPCL [Get Quote] Sports Complex in Baroda in the seventh and final ODI against India on Saturday.
India has already clinched the series with a 5-1 lead in the seven-ODI tournament.
The visitors left out out-of-form Sanath Jayasuriya [Images], who was also axed from the Test squad for the Test series against India next month. Muttiah Muralitharan [Images] too hasn't recovered enough from the hamstring injury.
For India, Rahul Dravid [Images] came back to the side after resting in the sixth ODI in Rajkot. He comes in place of Gautam Gambhir [Images], who performed well in the two chances that he got in the series.
Teams:
India: Rahul Dravid (captain), Virender Sehwag [Images] (vice- captain), Sachin Tendulkar [Images], Yuvraj Singh [Images], Mohd Kaif, Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images], Murali Kartik [Images], Harbhajan Singh [Images], Irfan Pathan [Images], Rudra Pratap Singh and S Sreesanth [Images].
Supersub: Suresh Raina
Sri Lanka: Marvan Atapattu (captain), Mahela Jayawardene [Images] (vice-captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Russel Arnold, Thilan Samarweera, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas [Images], Dilhara Fernando, Upul Tharanga and Upul Chandana
Supersub: Nuwan Zoysa