Lanka win toss, invite India to bat in decider

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Press Trust of India Colombo
Last Updated : Aug 28 2015 | 9:57 AM IST
Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews won the toss and invited India to bat in the third and final cricket Test at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, here today.
India have replaced injured Murali Vijay with Cheteshwar Pujara and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha's injury hands Test debut to Naman Ojha.
Sri Lanka have made three changes to their side. The hosts have left out Jehan Mubarak and Dushmantha Chameera while Kumar Sangakkara has retired.
Kusal Perera will make his debut for Sri Lanka while Nuwan Pradeep and Upul Tharanga have made a comeback to the side.
The series is locked 1-1.
Teams:
India: Virat Kohli (C), Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Stuart Binny, Naman Ojha, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav.
Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (C), Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Dhammika Prasad, Rangana Herath, Tharindu Kaushal and Nuwan Pradeep.
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First Published: Aug 28 2015 | 9:57 AM IST

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