August 12 (CRICKETNMORE) - Indian Captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat in the third and final test of the series against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

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Kuldeep Yadav comes in place of banned Ravindra Jadeja. On the other hand in Sri Lankan squad, Lakshan Sandakan, Kumara and Fernando will replace Rangana, Pradeep and Dhananjaya de Silva.

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Check Complete Playing XI below:

Playing XI

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Upul Tharanga, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal(c), Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Dilruwan Perera, Lakshan Sandakan, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Malinda Pushpakumara

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