ICC Cricket World Cup final: Sri Lanka win the toss and opt to bat
India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820. Kumar Sangakkara has won the toss and, as anticipated, has opted to bat first on a seemingly batting friendly pitch.
There was some confusion over who had won the toss initially. The captains, Dhoni and Sangakkara, looked visibly under pressure. On-field commentator Ravi Shahstri and match referee Chris Broad were too excited to notice what the Lankan skipper called when
the coin was tossed by the Indian Captain. They went for a re-toss which fell in Sangakkara’s favour.
The hosts have once again overlooked off-spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashish-Nehra-c46293, who is benched with a fractured finger. That is the only change Dhoni has made in the team that defeated arch-rivals
Pakistan in the semi-final on Wednesday.
The visitors have made four changes in the squad that played against New Zealand in Tuesday’s semi-final game, calling in Chamara Kapugedera, Thisara Perera, Suraj Randiv and Nuwan Kulasekara in place of Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajantha-c42419 Mendis and
Rangana Herath.
Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan, however, has overcome all niggling injuries and doubts to play the 350th One Day International of his career.
Teams:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shanthakumaran-Sreesanth-c89725, Munaf Patel.
Sri Lanka (playing XI): Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedera, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Suraj Randiv, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Muttiah-Muralitharan-c78157.
Umpires: Simon Taufel (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755).
TV Umpire: IJ http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Captain-Gould-c41006 (England)
Match referee: (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754)
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