India wins toss, elects to bowl in Champions Trophy semi-final

PTI Updated - March 12, 2018 at 05:02 PM.

India skipper M S Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka in the second semi-final of the Champions Trophy at Sophia Gardens here today.

India are unchanged. For Sri Lanka, Dinesh Chandimal is left out and Jeevan Mendis comes in. Thisara Perera takes the place of Shaminda Eranga.

The start of the match was delayed by half an hour due to a wet outfield.

The winner of the match will take on England at Birmingham on Sunday.

Teams:

India: M S Dhoni (c & wk), R Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav.

Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews, Tilakratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, Mahela Jayawardene, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Jeevan Mendis, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Lahiru Thirimanne.

Published on June 20, 2013 09:56