COLOMBO: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international here on Thursday.India, who have gained an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series, rested star batsman Sachin Tendulkar and paceman Zaheer Khan. The duo were replaced by middle-order batsmen Rohit Sharma and Irfan Pathan.The hosts brought in batsman Angelo Mathews in place of spinner Ajantha Mendis for the only change from the side which lost the last match by 147 runs here on Tuesday.Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan needs just one wicket to surpass former Pakistani paceman Wasim Akram's one-day record of 502. India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar.Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Chamara Kapugedera, Thilina Kandamby, Angelo Mathews, Farveez Maharoof, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Kulasekara.
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