Bhuvi draws first blood, scalps Tharanga

NEW DELHI: Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave India the first breakthrough when he dismissed Upul Tharanga in the Celkon Mobile Cup final match at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain.

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Tharanga (16) put up a decent 27-run partnership for the opening wicket with Mahela Jayawardene before the southpaw was caught behind by skipper MS Dhoni, who earlier elected to field first.

The reigning Champions Trophy winners, India, were boosted for the finale as regular skipper Dhoni returned to the playing XI after being laid low by a hamstring injury. The Indians also brought in pacer Vinay Kumar in the team in place of Umesh Yadav.

For Sri Lanka, Suranga Lakmal has come into the playing XI for Dilhara Lokuhettige, while Kusal Perera has replaced Jeevan Mendis.

Their campaign in tatters after back-to-back defeats in the first leg of the tournament, the Indians fought back with two bonus-point wins to cruise into the final at the expense of hosts West Indies.

India entered the final as table-toppers having posted two wins from four matches -- same as the other two teams -- but they had the advantage of enjoying a better net run-rate.

The Sri Lankans will once again look to old guards Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara for success against a team that has been their nemesis in a few tournament finals, including the 2011 World Cup.

Both Jayawardene and Sangakkara have had their share of success against India in the past and it will be crucial from the islanders' point of view that the two veterans click for the team.

But it won't be easy for the Sri Lankans as they had just suffered a defeat to India, a result that paved the way for their South Asian neighbour's convincing entry into the title clash ahead of the hosts.

Teams:

India : MS Dhoni (Capt.), Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Vinay Kumar.

Sri Lanka : Angelo Mathews (Capt.), Kusal Perera, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Lahiru Thirimanne, Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath, Shaminda Eranga, Suranga Lakmal

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