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5th ODI: Sri Lanka elect to bat

February 08, 2009 10:20 IST

Sri Lanka [ Images ] captain Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ] won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth one-day international against India [ Images ] in Colombo on Sunday.

Spinner Pragyan Ojha [ Images ] and pacer Praveen Kumar [ Images ] made way for debutant Ravindra Jadeja [ Images ] and Laxmipathy Balaji. India has already sealed the five-match series by taking an unassailable 4-0 lead.

The hosts also have made a couple of changes, bringing in Ajantha Mendis [ Images ] for Angelo Mathews [ Images ] and Thilan Thushara for Dilhara Fernando.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] (captain and w/k), Rohit Sharma [ Images ] Virender Sehwag [ Images ], Gautam Gambhir [ Images ], Suresh Raina [ Images ], Yuvraj Singh [ Images ], Yusuf Pathan [ Images ], Ravindra Jadeja, Laxmipathy Balaji, Irfan Pathan [ Images ], Ishant Sharma [ Images ].

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya [ Images ], Tillakaratne Dilshan [ Images ], Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ] (w/k), Thilina Kandamby, Chamara Kapugedera [ Images ], Thilan Thushara, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara [ Images ], Muttiah Muralitharan [ Images ], Ajantha Mendis.

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