Jayasuriya sends India in at Johannesburg Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya, playing despite a heavily bruised forearm and chipped thumb, won the toss and elected to bowl first in his team.s crucial Super Sixes clash against India at The Wanderers on Monday. The decision was motivated by the expectation of early moisture in the pitch after heavy rain in Johannesburg over the weekend but represents a gamble with the sun baking down on the brown, flat-looking pitch. Sri Lanka made two changes to the side that lost to Australia on Friday, preferring the pacy Prabath Nissanka to Pulasthi Gunaratne and including left-hander Jehan Mubarak in place of the injured Hashan Tillakaratne (hamstring). India, for their part, named the same side that completed a nervy six-wicket win against the Kenyans under lights at Cape Town on Friday, leaving out leg-spinner Anil Kumble. Sourav Ganguly's men, who are currently on 12 points, will confirm their presence in the semi-finals should they win, whilst Sri Lanka, in fifth position with 7.5 points, chase a happy ending to retain control over their own destiny.

India and Sri Lanka look to settle unfinished business India and Sri Lanka head into Monday's World Cup Super Six game at The Wanderers with an unsettled score to settle and semi-final qualification at stake. India's jittery win over Kenya in Cape Town on Friday has put them in pole position to qualify for the last four while Sri Lanka know they need a quick recovery from their demoralising defeat against Australia in their first Super Six match. The last time the two sides met they could not be separated. The final of the Champions Trophy in Colombo in September 2002 started twice but was abandoned both times due to rain before the title was shared. "That is in the past," Ganguly said about that game after defeating Kenya. "The World Cup is a much bigger stage. We are almost in the semi-finals." An Indian victory on Monday will guarantee them that. Defeat for Sri Lanka, meanwhile, will leave them precariously placed. To qualify, they would have to beat Zimbabwe in their final Super Six match in East London and hope Kenya are unable to find a win - or indeed two points from a washed-out game - in their next two games. After the way they were swept aside by Australia, coach Dav Whatmore is aware his side face a real test of resolve. "After this result it's another test for our boys," Whatmore said at Centurion. "The next one won't be easy either and we need to get some points on the board sooner rather than later - this is a test of character..

You just can't fox Sachin: Murali Muttiah Muralitharan might be the greatest off-spinner the game has known but when it comes to bowling to Sachin Tendulkar even he finds himself running out of ideas. .You just can't fox Sachin. He reads the ball so early. The class in him comes out when he picks the ball as soon as it is delivered from the bowler's hand," the Sri Lankan genius observed. But Murali, though, went on to add that he would still be aiming for a rich haul of wickets. "It's always a challenge to bowl to Tendulkar and the other Indian batsmen. You just can't target any one batsman. They are all so good. My aim will be to keep a tight check on the Indians. If I can pick up 4-5 wickets and help Sri Lanka win, I will be very happy," the wily spinner observed.

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