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February 14, 2012, 8:51 am

Sri Lanka elect to bat against India in fifth ODI of CB Series

Sri Lanka elect to bat against India in fifth ODI of CB Series

Sri Lanka will be aiming to register their first win of the tournament © Getty Images

 

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Adelaide: Feb 14, 2012

 

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat against India in the fifth match of the CB Series at Adelaide on Tuesday.

 

A rejuvenated Indian side will aim to complete a hat-trick of victories when they take on Sri Lanka in the fourth match of the Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series.

 

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men have got a shot in the arm after beating Sri Lanka and Australia in successive matches and their much in debate rotation policy has till now worked.

 

Not often that one finds Sachin Tendulkar being rested despite being fit and available but the positive aspect is the number of options available for the Indian team with talented players like Praveen Kumar and Rahul Sharma raring to go.

 

Teams:

 

India: Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni (c&wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, R Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Irfan Pathan.

 

Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne  Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Mahela Jayawardene (c), Angelo Mathews, Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Thisara Perera, Rangana Herath.


Catch live scores and ball-by-ball commentary of India-Sri Lanka fifth ODI here

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