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Sunday, July 07, 2013 | 9:27 AMPORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – West Indies won the toss and sent Sri Lanka in to bat in the fifth match of the Celkon Mobile Cup tri-nation ODI series at Queens Park Oval on Sunday.Keiron Pollard is leading the team for the second time in the series in the absence of regular captain Dwayne Bravo, who has been suspended for one match after being fined a second time within 12 months for maintaining a slow over-rate. Spinner Sunil Narine has also been omitted because of injury, and regular wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin has been dropped after a run of poor form. Batsman Lendl Simmons is also in the team for his first match of the series.West Indies has opted to strengthen the bowling attack with the inclusion of fast bowler Jason Holder, while opening batsman Johnson Charles is expected to keep wicket.Sri Lanka has also made some changes to their eleven, including fast bowler, Shaminda Eranga for Rangana Herath and bringing in Jeevan Mendis for Kusal Perera. Teams:WEST INDIES: Kieron Pollard (captain), Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles (wicketkeeper), Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Devon Smith, Lendl Simmons, Darren Sammy, Jason Holder, Kemar Roach, Tino Best.Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara (wicketkeeper), Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews (captain), Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Kulasekara, Shaminda Eranga, Lasith Malinga. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver
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