Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first against India in the fifth and final One-Day International at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

For the hosts, captain Upul Tharanga has returned after serving a two-match ban. Kusal Mendis has made way for the skipper. On the other hand, the visitors have made as many as four changes.

Here is what the captains said:

Upul Tharanga:

“We are going to bat first. It is an important game for us. We planned a few things before the series, but we couldn’t quite do well. It is tough when the team doesn’t stay the same. The captains have changed all through. We have one change – Kusal Mendis goes out, and I come in.”

Virat Kohli:

“We would’ve batted first as well. It has a bit of moisture, but we are playing an extra bowler as well today. The mindset stays the same; we need to play to win and have to ensure that complacency doesn’t creep in. We have four changes – KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shikhar Dhawan are out, Ajinkya Rahane, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Chahal and Jadhav are back in.”

Meanwhile, both the teams will be keen to win the inconsequential match for separate reasons. While India, who are leading the five-match series 4-0, will be looking to end the series on a high, Sri Lanka will be desperate to break the duck in the ongoing series. The hosts were whitewashed in the Test series and will look to avoid further humiliation by getting back to winning ways.

Playing XI of both the teams:

Sri Lanka

Niroshan Dickwella(w), Upul Tharanga(c), Dilshan Munaweera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Wanidu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya, Malinda Pushpakumara, Vishwa Fernando, Lasith Malinga

India

Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli(c), Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(w), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur