Mumbai, Dec 02: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final cricket Test against India here today.
India, leading 1-0 in the series, have brought in Murali Vijay in place of regular opener Gautam Gambhir, who has opted out of the match to attend his sister’s wedding.
Sri Lanka have also made one change to their side, bringing in Nuwan Kulasekara in place of off-colour Ajantha Mendis.
The Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c), Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, S Sreesanth.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (c), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chanaka Welegedara.
–PTI