Sri Lanka opt to bat against India in third Test

Both teams made a change each. Sri Lanka brought in fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara for an out of form Ajantha Mendis while opener Murali Vijay replaced injured Gautam Gambhir in the Indian team.

India lead the series 1-0.

Teams:
India: Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, V.V.S. Laxman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan and Shantakumaran Sreesanth  
Sri Lanka: Tillekaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene (wicketkeeper), Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Muttiah Muralitharan and Chanaka Welegedara