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5th ODI: Sri Lanka elect to bat
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February 08, 2009 10:20 IST

Sri Lanka [Images] captain Mahela Jayawardene [Images] won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth one-day international against India in Colombo on Sunday.

Spinner Pragyan Ojha and pacer Praveen Kumar made way for debutant Ravindra Jadeja and Laxmipathy Balaji. India has already sealed the five-match series by taking an unassailable 4-0 lead.

The hosts also have made a couple of changes, bringing in Ajantha Mendis [Images] for Angelo Mathews and Thilan Thushara for Dilhara Fernando.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images] (captain and w/k), Rohit Sharma [Images] Virender Sehwag [Images], Gautam Gambhir [Images], Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh [Images], Yusuf Pathan [Images], Ravindra Jadeja, Laxmipathy Balaji, Irfan Pathan [Images], Ishant Sharma [Images].

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya [Images], Tillakaratne Dilshan [Images], Kumar Sangakkara (w/k), Thilina Kandamby, Chamara Kapugedera [Images], Thilan Thushara, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara [Images], Muttiah Muralitharan [Images], Ajantha Mendis.


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