India elect to bat against Sri Lanka

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the triangular one-day cricket series on Sunday.

New Zealand have seven points and Sri Lanka six after three matches, while India have five points after two games. Each side play the other twice in the preliminary league, with the top two qualifying for the final on August 28.

Teams

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Dinesh Karthik, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekera, Lasith Malinga, Thisara Perera

Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) and Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)

TV umpire: Ranmore Martinesz (SRI)

Match referee: Alan Hurst (AUS)