Indian Squad: Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Robin Uthappa, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni(w/c), Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthik, Munaf Patel, Piyush Chawla, Suresh Raina, Manoj Kumar Tiwary

Sri Lankan Squad: Sanath Jayasuriya, Dilruwan Perera, Kumar Sangakkara(w), Mahela Jayawardene(c), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Ishara Amerasinghe, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Upul Tharanga, Chanaka Welegedara

The weather tomorrow will remain cloudy through-out with no or very low chances of rain. Now with rain out of the equation, we should have a humdinger of a contest tomorrow. The stage is set, the players are ready and its battle time for the Asian rivals who will have one final go at each other to determine the course of this series. Do join us as we bring you the live coverage tomorrow at 23:00 GMT.

Sri Lanka have similar problems up the order, where they do not have a settled opening pair. Various combinations have been tried so far, with Dilshan and Perera giving Jayasurya company. It has worked a few a times but it has come off miserably otherwise giving Jaywardene a big head-ache. The bigger problem is that though wicket-keeper batsman Sangakkara is in the form of his life, he has hardly had any support from the rest of his team-mates who keep falling like nine-pins in front of him. The middle order is just as vulnerable as their opponents?. So it will be left to Sangakkara and Jaywardene to provide their bowlers with something to bowl at. Depending on the conditions Sri Lanka also might choose to go in with the extra seamer to make use of the early moisture present in the pitch.

India will have to sort out their batting line-up with the top-order falling with consummate ease every time, putting too much pressure on the already brittle middle order. Dhoni will be hoping that his star-rated opening pair comes good in this decider, for if they fire, they will leave Yuvraj and Co with a relatively easier task of piling up a big total. Uthappa, who was brilliant in the last match against the Aussies, might get a promotion up the order as Dhoni had pointed out in the presentation ceremony. Both the teams would be looking to play the extra bowler, for Bellerive Oval traditionally assists the fast bowlers early on and becomes easier for batting as the match progresses. In that scenario, Munaf Patel, if he recovers from the food poisoning which had kept him out of the previous match, might just make it to the playing eleven.

India and Sri Lanka have played each other thrice so far, with a victory apiece and one match ending in a no-result. This encounter thus becomes a virtual semi-final between the two, where in a defeat for Sri Lanka will end their stay in the tournament, while a Sri Lankan victory will give them another shot to redeem themselves against the World Champions. For if they win against Australia in their final league match on 29th February it will be India who will sit out of the finals. So this very easily becomes the most important tie of the series and both the teams are expected to come hard at each other, have no doubts about that.

This has been one of the most closely contested Triangular series involving Australia in Australia. Both India and Sri Lanka have had their chances against the World Champions, but failed to deliver the sucker punch. Thus where Australia have eased their way into the finals, these two are involved in a mighty scrap for a place in the battle for the title.

Hello and Welcome for the LIVE coverage of the 11th Game of the CommonWealth Bank series between the two Asian cricketing Superpowers, India and Sri Lanka. This is going to be a crucial tie for both the teams as a loss here might just give the other a seat in the Finals. It''s now or never for the Lankans as one defeat and their hopes of making it to the finals of this tournament will be shattered. The Indians need a win to ensure themselves a berth in the finals, they won''t like to take any chances here and leave it to their fate. A humdinger is set to get underway. Stay connected for more news about this match...

India have won the toss and decided to bowl first

It is going to be a cloudy day right throughout this game. There is no forecast for rain and that is a pleasing thing to know. No fears of wash out. Not much of sunshine at the moment and there will be only a few instances when we will see the sun making it''s way out of the clouds.

India have made two changes their side. Praveen Kumar comes in for Virender Sehwag and Munaf Patel will be replacing Sreesanth. Sri Lanka have made only one change to their eleven today, Maharoof makes way for Chamara Kapugedera.

The straight boundaries are exactly the same here at Hobart but the square boundaries are just a touch uneven. On one side, you will see a longish boundary and the other side, we have boundaries as short as 63 metres. The pitch at Hobart is pretty much the same we have seen in the past. This is a hard surface without any grass on it. It is rock solid and there is some moisture in it as well. With the overcast conditions prevailing at Hobart at the moment, the ball should swing initially and we might see the spinners getting some purchase later on in the day

Dilruwan Perera and Sanath Jayasuriya are at the crease. Dilruwan Perera is on strike. Munaf Patel will open the attack

1.6 Ishant to Dilruwan, wide, strays way down the leg side, wide signalled, first extra of the morning!

1.5 Ishant to Dilruwan, no run, good length delivery on the off, angling into the right hander, Dilruwan gets forward and defends it solidly on the off side

1.4 Ishant to Dilruwan, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, defends it on the off side

1.3 Ishant to Dilruwan, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, angling into the right hander, Dilruwan comes on the frontfoot and shows the full face of the bat, defends it straight to the fielder at mid on

1.2 Ishant to Dilruwan, no run, good length delivery on the middle and leg, Dilruwan gets forward and defends it on the leg side

1.1 Ishant to Jayasuriya, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the off, angling away from the left hander, Jayasuriya comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to cover point, straight to the fielder and he sets off for a tight single, shy at the bowler''s end from Gambhir but Jayasuriya makes it home in time, anxious moment for the left hander, gets off the mark in the end

2.6 Patel to Jayasuriya, no run, good comeback from Patel in this over after being hit for a boundary, good length on the stumps, Jayasuriya closes the face of the bat and defends it on the leg side

2.5 Patel to Jayasuriya, no run, defends it to mid off

2.4 Patel to Jayasuriya, no run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander, Jayasuriya comes on the frontfoot and shoulders arms, this is a much better line from Patel
2.3 Patel to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, angling away from the left hander, Jayasuriya gets forward and defends it on the off
side

2.2 Patel to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Jayasuriya comes on the frontfoot and shows the full face of the bat, plays it back to the bowler

2.1 Patel to Jayasuriya, FOUR!!, short and well wide outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander with some sharp bounce, real loosener and Jayasuriya latches onto it in a flash, goes on the backfoot and slams it to sweeper cover for four, one bounce over the ropes, another Patel first ball goes for a boundary

3.6 Ishant to Jayasuriya, no run, fuller length delivery on the off, Jayasuriya comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive it through covers, went too hard at it and mistimed it completely

3.5 Ishant to Jayasuriya, no run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, angling away from the left hander with some sharp bounce, Jayasuriya goes on the backfoot and shoulders arms, close leave this

3.4 Ishant to Sangakkara, 1 run, fullish delivery outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander, Sangakkara comes on the frontfoot and leans into the shot, drives it to cover for a single, nicely timed on that occasion, gets off the mark with that run

3.3 Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery on the off, angling away from the left hander, Sangakkara comes on the frontfoot and shoulders arms

Kumar Sangakkara, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Ishant to Dilruwan, out Bowled!! peach of a delivery, Full and straight on the stumps, bending back into the right hander sharply, Dilruwan comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive through the line, misses it completely and the off stump takes a bang, that is the end of Dilruwan, this time you can see a check on the celebrations of the young man, no real expressions which would interest the match referee, this young man is a quick learner!!! Dilruwan b Ishant 8(13) [4s-1]

3.2 Ishant to Dilruwan, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

3.1 Ishant to Dilruwan, no run, back of a length delivery on the off, angling into the right hander with some extra bounce, Dilruwan goes on the backfoot and looks to jab at it, almost edged it to the keeper

3.1 Ishant to Dilruwan, wide, Ishant sprays down the leg side again, another wide signalled!