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India elect to field in second ODI
Source: PTI
August 20, 2008 10:07 IST

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field in the second one-day international of the five-match series against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on Wednesday.

India have made two changes to the side which lost the opening one-dayer on Monday by eight wickets.

Praveen Kumar has come in for Pragyan Ojha while Subramaniam Badrinath is making his debut, replacing Gautam Gambhir, who was ruled out due to a stiff neck. All-rounder Irfan Pathan is set to open the batting with youngster Virat Kohli.

For Sri Lanka, veteran Chaminda Vaas has been replaced by Dilhara Fernando.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Irfan Pathan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel.

Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela  Jayawardene, Chamara Kapugedera, Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Ajantha Mendis, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan.

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