Sri Lanka opt to bat against India

    By IANS,

    Colombo : Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third and final cricket Test at the P.Sara Oval here Tuesday.


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    India have left out batsmen Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh due to injuries.

    Team:

    Sri Lanka: Tillekratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene (wicketkeeper), Suraj Randiv, Lasith Malinga, Chanaka Welegedara and Ajantha Mendis

    India: Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Amit Mishra, Abhimanyu Mithun, Ishant Sharma and Pragyan Ojha

    Umpires: Daryl Harper (Australia) and Simon Taufel (Australia)

    TV umpire: Kumar Dharmasena

    Match referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

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