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Tri-series final today

CRIClNFO, Colombo
Alter seeing off New Zealand's timorous challenge, Sri Ixinka and India will contest bragging rights in the Compaq Cup final today at the R Premadasa Stadium. Sri Lanka hold the edge in the clash between two sides who generally don't do dull finals.
The winners will go into the Champions TYophy in positive mood, leaving the loser to put salve on their injured pride.
While Kumar Sangakkara said a decision on Muttiah Muralidaran's availability would be taken on Sunday evening, the bowler is fit and Sri Lanka should be fielding their strongest side - Thilan Samaraweera remains a doubt -- and an Indian team missing the experience of three bigmatch players will have its work cut out to be competitive. Sri Lanka trounced India in the dress rehearsal on Saturday and again proved that once they have a score on the board at the Premadasa. they defend irresolutely.
Sri Lanka have all the weapons they need in two brisk new-ball operators, a vicious slinger, and two spinners with an assortment of tricks. Each of those bowlers is capable, more so under lights, of denying batsmen the space and time to score. The support cast is no less impressive, with the everimproving Angelo Mathews
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and India would do well to be wary of Sanath Jayasuriya, who sorted out a couple of New Zealand batsmen with his variations last week. On Monday, India could face the world s most potent spin attack, with Murali and Ajantha Mendis possibly back in tandem. There will ne a few flashes of the Asia Cup fi nal last year.
India's concern is the batting. particularly at the top. Dinesn Karthik may have just played his way out of the XI. despite MS Dhoni having twice spoken of how wary he is to stick young Vtrat Kohli in as opener. Sachin Tendulkar has got starts on two occasions, but most worrying is the form of Yuvraj Singh, who has struggled to start against pace and spin.
TEAMS
INDIA (from): Dinesh Karthik. Viral Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar. Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Abhishek Nayarj. Harbhajan Singh, RP Singh, Praveen Kumar. Ishant Sharma. Ashish Nehra.
SRI LANKA (from): Sanath layasuriya, Tillakaratne Diishan, Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene, Charnara Kapugedera. Thilan Samaraweera, Thilina Kandamby, Angelo Mathews, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah
| Muralidaran, Lasith Malinga.