Off-spinner Ramesh Powar polished off the Saurashtra tail with his four-wicket haul but it was Mumbai's 258-run first innings lead which propelled them to the Ranji Trophy final after the drawn semi-final in Chennai on Wednesday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ajit Agarkar and S Sreesanth, who are down with viral flu, were left out for the first ODI.
The Indians are hoping to erase the bitter memories of the 4-0 loss in South Africa by winning the three-match series, beginning in Belfast on Tuesday.
Mumbai beat Uttar Pradesh by one wicket to enter the Ranji Trophy limited-overs' tournament final.
Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina and Ramesh Powar were dropped for the first two Sri Lanka ODIs.
India defended a low total of 189 to beat the West Indies by 20 runs in the second ODI.
Suresh Raina made way for Joginder Sharma in the 12-member team for the second ODI.
Mumbai beat Gujarat by an innings and 163 runs with more than a day to spare in the Ranji Trophy tie.
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Ramesh Powar snared Dravid to complete his five-wicket haul to leave Karnataka reeling at 189 for nine on the first day of their four-day Elite Division Ranji Trophy match on Saturday.
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Chasing 226 for victory, Mumbai were precariously placed at 155 for 7 at stumps in their second innings, still 71 runs short.
Gujarat were 190 for 9 on the opening day of the four-day Ranji Trophy match.
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who missed the opening match against South Africa, has recovered from a viral flu and is expected to play the second ODI.
The 6 day camp for the probabales got off to a wet start with sharp showers in Bangalore forcing them indoors.
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India's captain also said off-spinner Ramesh Powar is competing for a spot with one of the pace bowlers.
All-rounder Joginder Sharma comes in place of S Sreesanth, while Ramesh Powar replaces Suresh Raina.
Gujarat were 118 for 5 in reply to Mumbai's 503 for 7 declared at close on day 2 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Mumbai were 108 for three after conceding a 239-run first innings lead against Hyderabad.
Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan have been picked in the 31-member team.
India rested Irfan Pathan and Ramesh Powar and brought in Robin Uthappa and Munaf Patel in their place for the inconsequential fifth ODI against the West Indies.
India opted for a four-man pace attack in the rain-delayed first ODI against the West Indies.
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Maharashtra bowled out Mumbai for 160 in their second innings to win the Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group 'A' match by 65 runs.
Replying to Mumbai's first innings of 367, Railways were restricted to 332 in the Ranji Trophy elite group match.
Muzumdar was the only one to appear for the interview in person.
Ranji Trophy champions Railways need only 50 runs in the second innings to beat Rest of India and claim the Irani Cup.
After dismissing Railways for 198, Mumbai were 82 for 3, a lead of 273, in their second innings on day 3 in the Ranji Trophy match.
India's World Cup-winning former men's coach Gary Kirsten and ex-opener W V Raman were, on Thursday, short-listed for the post of the women's team coach.
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