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Select Sri Lanka's team for the WC final vs India
Sri Lanka haven't been tested much on the road to the final, and they have a more or less sorted squad.
But, still, as skipper Kumar Sangakkara often says, there are two factors he considers when he fine tunes the playing eleven before a match: conditions and the weaknesses of the opposition.
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So, he played three spinners and had to make the tough choice of leaving out the in-form Nuwan Kulasekara against non-Asian opposition on a slow R Premadasa wicket.
But having seen the young Wahab Riaz excelling against India, he will be tempted to bring back Kulasekara at the cost of the third spinner.
In the batting department, there is not much he can do. The only change Sri Lanka may contemplate is a straight swap of the Chamaras -- Silva and Kapugedera. Silva has been off colour so far, and Kapugedera will give him better bowling options.
Below is the Sri Lankan squad. Select your XI and see if it matches with Sanga’s chosen eleven on Saturday.
* Vaas and Randiv are standing by for the injured Murali and Mathews, and will be drafted into the squad if either of them fails to get fit on time.
For the record: India and Sri Lanka have met seven times in World Cups. Sri Lanka leads the win-loss record 4-2, with one no result.
Prudential World Cup: Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs at Old Trafford, June 16, 1979.
Benson & Hedges World Cup: India v Sri Lanka, no result at Mackay, February 28, 1992.
Wills World Cup: Sri Lanka beat India by 6 wickets at Delhi, March 2, 1996.
Wills World Cup SF: Sri Lanka beat India (default) at Kolkata, March 13, 1996.
ICC World Cup: India beat Sri Lanka by 157 runs at Taunton, May 26, 1999.
2002-03 ICC World Cup: India beat Sri Lanka by 183 runs at Jo'burg, Mar 10, 2003.
2006-07 ICC World Cup: Sri Lanka beat India by 69 runs at Port of Spain, Mar 23, 2007.
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