India captain Rahul Dravid [Images] won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka [Images] in a league match of the triangular cricket series in Dambulla on Wednesday.

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India made three changes to the side that played West Indies [Images] on Monday with Sourav Ganguly [Images] returning to the side after serving a four-match ban while V V S Laxman [Images] came in after recovering from a back spasm.

Yuvraj Singh [Images] and Y Venugopal Rao made way for the two veteran players.

Seamer Laxmipathy Balaji will also play his first match of the series in place of Zaheer Khan [Images].

Sri Lanka are without opener Sanath Jayasuriya [Images] who dislocated his shoulder during the opening match of the series here last week. Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has also been rested for the match.

Seamer Pradeep Jayaprakashdaran would be making his debut for Sri Lanka.

Teams:

India: Rahul Dravid (captain), Virender Sehwag [Images], VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images], Harbhajan Singh [Images], Ashish Nehra, Irfan Pathan [Images], L Balaji

Sri Lanka: Marvan Atapattu (captain), Upul Tharanga, Kumara Sangakkara, Tillekaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene [Images], Russel Arnold, Upul Chandana, Dilhara Fernando, Ferveez Mahroof, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Pradeep Jayaprakashdaran.