Australia win toss and bat first in second ODI final

Mar 06, 2012 |

Adelaide

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cricket

Australia won the toss and chose to bat in the second tri-nation series one-day international final against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka must win to keep the best-of-three finals series alive after losing the opening game by 15 runs in Brisbane on Sunday.

David Warner, who scored 163 in a man-of-the-match performance in Brisbane, will play for Australia after proving his fitness following a groin strain.

In Australia's only team change, Clint McKay came in for fellow pace bowler Ben Hilfenhaus.

Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene strengthened the team's batting by replacing fast bowler Dhammika Prasad with middle-order batsman Chamara Kapugedera.

Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera both remained unavailable through injury.

If Sri Lanka win they will take the series into a decider in Adelaide on Thursday.

Teams:

Australia - David Warner, Matthew Wade, Shane Watson, Michael Clarke (capt), Mike Hussey, David Hussey, Dan Christian, Brett Lee, James Pattinson, Xavier Doherty, Clint McKay.

Sri Lanka - Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Upul Tharanga, Chamara Kapugedera, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath.

Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) and Bruce Oxenford (AUS)

TV umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)

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