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India to bat in World Twenty20 final
India skipper Mahendra Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat in the World Twenty20 final against Pakistan. The two sides played out a dramatic tie earlier in the tournament, with India coming out on top after a bowl-out. India suffered a blow when they had to bring Yusuf Pathan in for Virender Sehwag after the opener failed to recover from his groin problem. Pakistan also made one change to their semi-final line-up, Yasir Arafat coming in for fellow all-rounder Fawad Alam. India team G Gambhir, RV Uthappa, MS Dhoni, YK Pathan, RP Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, IK Pathan, S Sreesanth, RP Singh Pakistan team Imran Nazir, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Yasir Arafat |