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28-Feb-2012 03:03:00 GMT
India v Sri Lanka, CB Series, 11th match, Hobart

Zaheer Replace Pathan, India Opt to Bowl

Hobart: Indian skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to field against Sri Lanka in a must-win game with a bonus point of the tri-series at Bellerive Oval in Hobart.

Irfan Pathan is injured, and Zaheer Khan comes back into the side. "Irfan's injury affects his bowling more than his batting, and we need the extra seamer, so Zaheer is back," says Dhoni. Sri Lanka are unchanged,

If India can beat Sri Lanka with a bonus point on Tuesday, they will earn themselves an outside chance of remaining in the tri-series. If not, they can finally take the flight home.

After the defeat against Australia on Sunday, the Indians assumed that the tri-series was over for them.

India will have to chase down whatever total Sri Lanka manage in 40 overs.

India would not only need a win with a bonus point to remain alive but also hope that Australia would somehow prevail over Lanka in the last league match on Melbourne on March 2.

Teams:

Sri Lanka:
Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Thissara Perera, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath

India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav


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