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Sri Lanka elect to bat

November 12, 2005 09:14 IST

Sri Lanka [ Images ] captain Marvan Atapattu [ Images ] won the toss and elected to bat on a strip that may provide early assistance to the fast bowlers at the IPCL [ Get Quote ] Sports Complex in Baroda in the seventh and final ODI against India on Saturday.

India has already clinched the series with a 5-1 lead in the seven-ODI tournament.

The visitors left out out-of-form Sanath Jayasuriya [ Images ], who was also axed from the Test squad for the Test series against India next month. Muttiah Muralitharan [ Images ] too hasn't recovered enough from the hamstring injury.

For India, Rahul Dravid [ Images ] came back to the side after resting in the sixth ODI in Rajkot. He comes in place of Gautam Gambhir [ Images ], who performed well in the two chances that he got in the series.

Teams:

India: Rahul Dravid (captain), Virender Sehwag [ Images ] (vice- captain), Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], Yuvraj Singh [ Images ], Mohd Kaif, Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ], Murali Kartik [ Images ], Harbhajan Singh [ Images ], Irfan Pathan [ Images ], Rudra Pratap Singh and S Sreesanth [ Images ].
Supersub: Suresh Raina [ Images ]

Sri Lanka: Marvan Atapattu (captain), Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ] (vice-captain), Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ], Tillekeratne Dilshan [ Images ], Russel Arnold [ Images ], Thilan Samarweera, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas [ Images ], Dilhara Fernando, Upul Tharanga and Upul Chandana
Supersub: Nuwan Zoysa