India win toss, field vs Sri Lanka in Asia Cup final

KARACHI (Reuters) - India won the toss and decided to field first against Sri Lanka in the ninth Asia Cup final at national stadium on Sunday.

Teams:

Sri Lanka recalled their experienced left arm pacer, Chaminda Vaas and spinner, Ajantha Mendis for the match.

India: Mahindra Singh Dhoni (Capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Irfan Pathan, R.P Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Robin Uthappa.

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (Capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Ajantha Mendis, Chaminda Vaas, Thilan Thushara Mirando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Kulasekara,

Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aust) -Tony Hill (NZ)

TV Umpire: Zameer Haider.

Match referee: Alan Hurst (Aust)

(Reporting by Waheed Khan, Editing by Martin Petty)