The pitch appears better for batting than the Dambulla strip but the experts say that it might get slower and lower as the match progresses. Batting first could be the way to go
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and India will bat. They've brought back Gambhir, who has recovered from his stiff neck, and dropped Irfan Pathan.
India: 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), 6 Rohit Sharma 7 S Badrinath, 8 Praveen Kumar, 9 Harbhajan Singh, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Munaf Patel.
Sri Lanka have also made one change, Chaminda Vaas returns for Dilhara Fernando.
Sri Lanka: 1 Sanath Jayasuriya, 2 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 3 Mahela Jayawardene (capt), 4 Chamara Silva, 5 Chamara Kapugedera, 6 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 7 Chaminda Vaas, 8 Nuwan Kulasekara, 9 Thilan Thushara, 10 Ajantha Mendis, 11 Muttiah Muralitharan.
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