Search:



The Web

Rediff








 Latest Cricket news on mobile: sms CRI to 7333

Home > Cricket > Sri Lanka's tour of India 2005 > Report


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


7333: The Latest News on Your Mobile!

Sri Lanka's tour of India 2005: The Complete Coverage




Article Tools
Email this article
Top emailed links
Print this article
Contact the editors
Discuss this article









Copyright © 2006 Rediff.com India Limited. All Rights Reserved.