Sangakkara choose to bat against India in 3rd Test

Sri Lanka lose opener Tilakaratne Dilshan on the stroke of lunch on the first day of the third Test match in Colombo.

Sri Lanka lose opener Tilakaratne Dilshan on the stroke of lunch on the first day of the third Test match in Colombo.

After losing T. Paranavitana (8)u00a0early in the day, Dilshan (41)u00a0and captain Sangakkara(48*)u00a0held the Lankan innings to take the score swiftlyu00a0to 102 in 24 overs.

India has replaced injured spinner Harbhajan Singh with Amit Mishra. India also chose to retain Suresh Raina in the team which means that Yuvraj Singh will have to miss out.

Sri Lanka have made two changes to their side, bringing back fit again Lasith Malinga in place of Dilhara Fernando and Chanaka Welegedara for Dammika Prasad.

Teams: India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, Amit Mishra, Abhimanyu Mithun, Ishant Sharma and Pragyan Ojha. Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (C), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene, Suraj Randiv, Lasith Malinga, Chanaka Welegedara, Ajantha Mendis

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