| GEO Sports | | Sri Lanka elects to bat in final India one-day | Updated at: 1006 PST, Sunday, February 08, 2009
 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth and final one-day international against India here on Sunday.
India, leading 4-0, made two changes from the side, which won the fourth match by 67 runs here on Thursday, bringing in all-rounder Ravinder Jadeja and pace man Lakshmipathy Balaji in place of Pragyan Ojha and Praveen Kumar. Jadeja is making his debut, while Balaji returns to the one-day side after three years. The hosts replaced pace man Dilhara Fernando and all-rounder Angelo Mathews with unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis and Thilan Thushara.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan, Ishant Sharma, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Irfan Pathan.
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Chamara Kapugedera, Thilina Kandamby, Farveez Maharoof, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara. Umpires: Brian Jerling (RSA) and Tyron Wijewardene (SRI)
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