India win toss, elect to bat vs Sri Lanka at Gabba

Agencies

Posted online: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 at 0748 hrs IST

Brisbane, February 5:
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second match of the cricket tri-series at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.

Left-hander Yuvraj Singh returned to the Indian side in lace of Manoj Tiwary and Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya was ruled fit to play despite requiring stitches to his chin after being hit in one of the warm-ups.

Teams:

India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma.

Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Lasitha Malinga, Ishara Amerasinghe, Muttiah Muralitharan.