India v Sri Lanka – 8th ODI – Toss report
Sri Lanka has won the toss and chose to bat in the 8th match of the ongoing Commonwealth Bank series, currently being played against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at the Gabba today on February 21, 2012.
The Sri Lankan side with be retaining the same squad which won against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397
opens the innings with Dilshan.
Owing to the bounce in the pitch at the Gabba, the Lankans have opted to play a single specialist spinner in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 spearheading the bowling attack.
The Indian line-up has been the point of interest for many, with captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 forced to sit the game out owing to a one-match ban, after his team was penalized for a slow over rate. The much-touted rotational policy was shelved for the current match,
as all three senior players, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 (who will be filling in as captain) featured in the line-up.
This decision is expected to bring the performance of the struggling young middle order up to par. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 has been left out, after scoring just 79 runs at 15.80 in 5 innings, with Parthiv Patel coming in as a specialist wicket-keeper. In the last match,
the team played a four-pronged pace attack which backfired, and as a result, spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379.
The match is of utmost significance for both sides, as India look to maintain their second position on the points table. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 will be hoping to retain and improve on their new-found form in order to move up a notch on the points table, where they are
currently at the bottom with 7 points.
The pitch at the Gabba is expected to offer pace and bounce, holding much potential for the new-ball bowlers. However, the trueness of the track will also support the batters.
India playing XI:
Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag (capt), Gautam Gambhir, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Vinay-Kumar-c2237, Umesh Yadav
Sri Lanka playing XI:
Mahela Jayawardene (capt), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KMDN-Kulasekara-c1802, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath
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