Cricket: India elect to bat in fifth Sri Lanka ODI

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the fifth and final one-day international in Pallekele on Saturday.

India, who have gained an unbeatable 3-1 lead, made one change from the side which won the last match by six wickets as they replaced unfit Virender Sehwag with opener Ajinkya Rahane.

Sri Lanka rested skipper Mahela Jayawardene and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath and brought in batsman Chamara Kapugedara and off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake. All-rounder Angelo Mathews will lead the side.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wkt), Ajinkya Rahane, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ashok Dinda.

Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Dinesh Chandimal (wkt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Chamara Kapugedara, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Pradeep.

Umpires: Tyron Wijewardene (SRI) and Bruce Oxenford (AUS)

TV umpire: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)