02 December,2009 11:12 AM IST | | PTI
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final Test against India on Wednesday.
India, leading 1-0 in the series, have brought in Murali Vijay in place of regular opener Gautam Gambhir, who has opted out of the match to attend his sister's wedding.
| Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara |
Sri Lanka have also made one change to their side, bringing in Nuwan Kulasekara in place of off-colour Ajantha Mendis.
The Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c), Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, S Sreesanth
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (c), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chanaka Welegedara