India opt to field against Sri Lanka
By IANSWednesday, December 9, 2009
NAGPUR - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) stadium at Jamtha here Wednesday.
India have rested Sachin Tendulkar as Sudip Tyagi gets his maiden ODI cap. Sri Lanka have left out Mahela Jayawardene and Lasith Malinga while fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara and debutant Muthumudalige Pushpakumara were included in the team.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain-wicketkeeper), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Sudip Tyagi and Ashish Nehra
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (captain-wicketkeeper), Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Thilan Samaraweera, Thilina Kandamby, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Thisara Perera, Suraj Randiv, Suranga Lakmal and Chanaka Welegedara
Tags: Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Nagpur, New Delhi, sachin tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh
