Asia Cup: Sri Lanka win toss, elect to bowl against India

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Sri Lanka cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bowl against India in an Asia Cup match here on Monday.

For India, Ravindra Jadeja has been included ahead of Yusuf Pathan, while Sachin Tendulkar will open the innings with Gautam Gambhir in the absence of a 'rested' Virender Sehwag.

In Sri Lanka's line-up, all-rounder Angelo Mathews is yet to recover from his calf injury and will miss today's match. Also out is pacer Lasith Malinga who has been replaced by Suranga Lakmal.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c), Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Irfan Pathan, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, R Vinay Kumar

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (c), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara†, Dinesh Chandimal, Upul Tharanga, Chamara Kapugedera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Seekkuge Prasanna.