MS Dhoni-led India have already won the five-match series against Sri Lanka © AFP
By CricketCountry Staff
Pallekele: Aug 3, 2012
India captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat against Sri Lanka in the final ODI on Saturday at the Pallekele.
The visitors took an unassailable 3-1 lead after winning the fourth one-dayer by six wickets in their last outing and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men will now aim to end the series on a high.
India have rested Virender Sehwag. The opener has been replaced by Ajinkya Rahane.
Sri Lanka have made two changes, bringing in Chamara Kapugedera in place of Mahela Jayawardene, while Sachithra Senanayake has replaced Rangana Herath in the playing eleven.
Angelo Mathews will lead the team in the absence of Jayawardene.
Teams
Sri Lanka Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Chandimal(wk), Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews(c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Pradeep, Lasith Malinga
India Ajinkya Rahane, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(wk&c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Irfan Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Ashok Dinda
