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.
Rest of India takes on Ranji champions Railways in the season-opening Irani Trophy match, in Delhi, from October 1 to 5.
S Sreesanth replaced Munaf Patel, who is down with a stiff back, for the deciding fourth ODI against Sri Lanka.
India dropped opener Robin Uthappa and middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh, who missed the previous two games with a back injury, returned to the side.
Robin Uthappa's innings of 70 runs off 41 balls (SR-170.73) is the third best by any batsman scoring at least a fifty against West Indies
Karnataka drew with Delhi to add two points to their tally after taking a first-innings lead.
Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets on Wednesday to score their third straight win in the Indian Premier League.
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After his knock of 76 in 70 balls at Adelaide, Yuvraj Singh has now reduced the gap between him and Sachin Tendulkar in the race to be this season's most valuable Indian ODI player.
The off-spinner twisted his ankle during practice in Montego Bay (Jamaica) on Monday.
The left-arm spinner claimed six wickets and then scored an unbeaten 21 as India beat Australia by two wickets in the seventh ODI.
The Indian opening batsman is doubtful for Monday's fourth one-dayer against Australia due to a groin injury.
Mumbai, who sit bottom, were knocked out of the playoff race last week.
Gujarat need 37 runs, with seven wickets in hand, for a win over Karnataka.
Mumbai sneaked into the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy by virtue of their first innings lead in their last Group A league match against holders Karnataka, which ended in a draw at the Wankhede stadium on Monday.
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India made five changes to the team that won in Cuttack for the third ODI.
The victory gave them five points and kept them on course for a berth in the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy.
An unfinished of 119 between keeper Tilak Naidu (84) and Sunil Joshi (36) helped Karnataka reach 301 for 6 against Haryana on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
Karnataka were shot out for 85 runs by hosts Baroda on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
South Zone managed 327 for 9 by the lose of play on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy match against North Zone.
With an emphatic seven-wicket win Rajasthan ended Kings XI Punjab's five-match winning run in the IPL.
Karnataka batsmen did not capitalise on their starts and were restricted to 273 for 8 in their first innings on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
The Delhi captain's unbeaten century helped his team register a huge score of 427 for seven against Karnataka.
South Zone took just 40 minutes into the third morning to crush East Zone by an innings and 118 runs en route their entry into Duleep Trophy final, in Lahli on Friday.
India 'A' were 117 for no loss against Australia 'A', needing 365 more runs for victory, as bad weather washed out the final day.
The Indians were set a mammoth 482 by Australia 'A' to win the Top End series match.
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.
Following their 11-match winning streak, Kolkata Knight Riders will be aiming to keep their juggernaut rolling as they meet Perth Scorchers in their third Group A league match of the Champions League T20 in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
India opted for a four-man pace attack in the rain-delayed first ODI against the West Indies.
Ajinkya Rahane paced his innings to perfection in the company of comeback man Robin Uthappa, as India cruised to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in a rain-truncated first One-Day International in Mirpur, on Sunday. Chasing a target of 273 in 50 overs, India were cruising at 100 for one in 16.4 overs when the heavens opened up, leading to play being stopped for nearly two hours.
In an IPL match in 2010 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru, Ravichandran Ashwin was taken to the cleaners by Robin Uthappa and Mark Boucher. He had two bad games and was subsequently dropped from the squad. "It felt like a hard slap," says Ashwin.
Resuming on 237 for four, Mumbai were bowled out for 344
The hero of the hour was Evin Lewis, who smashed 55 off 23 balls
A hundred by Tilak Naidu restored the Karnataka innings to 276 for 6 after an early collapse against Andhra Pradesh.
The in-form Rajasthan Royals will be confident of a third consecutive victory when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, in Jaipur, on Wednesday.
Poor fielding and dropped catches by Karnataka gave Madhya Pradesh a new lease of life.
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders would be eager to avenge their twin defeats in the league stage when they face old foes Mumbai Indians in the IPL Qualifer 2 in Bengaluru, on Friday.
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