India win toss, elect to bat in 4th ODI against S.Lanka

February 5, 2009

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.