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Sri Lanka win toss, to bat against India

By IANS,

Mumbai : Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and decided to bat against India in the World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday.The coin had to be tossed for the second time as call of the captain apparently could not be heard by match referee Jeff Crowe because of the noise.

Sri Lanka have made four changes to their side. Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath and Chamara Silva are out. Thisara Perera, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekara and Chamara Kapugedera have replaced them.

For India, pacer S. Sreesanth steps in for the injured Ashish Nehra.

Teams
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, S. Sreesanth.

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (captain/wicketkeeper), Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedera, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Suraj Randiv, Muttiah Muralitharan.