India have made the tough decision to leave Virender Sehwag out of their side as MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat in the Super Eights clash with Australia in Colombo. The Indians were keen to play five bowlers and the squeeze meant there was no room for Sehwag, who did not play in their previous match against England in the group stage.
India made two changes to the side that thrashed England, with R Ashwin and Zaheer Khan brought back in at the expense of Ashok Dinda and L Balaji. Dhoni said using five bowlers was an attractive option given that several of them could also offer plenty with the bat.
