Updated at: 1338 PST, Sunday, March 20, 2011
CHENNAI: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first against the West Indies in the final World Cup Group B match here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday India were already through to the quarter-finals before this match, the last of the World Cup group phase, while only a mammoth defeat at the Chidambaram Stadium would prevent the West Indies reaching the last eight.Co-hosts India made two changes after opening batsman Virender Sehwag was ruled out with a knee injury.Suresh Raina replaced Sehwag while off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, on his home ground, was handed a tournament debut in place of left-arm fast bowler Ashish Nehra. For the West Indies, opening batsman Chris Gayle, who had been an injury doubt, was replaced by Kirk Edwards while Ravi Rampaul came in for fast bowler Kemar Roach.India batsman Sachin Tendulkar headed into the match needing just one more hundred to become the first player to score a hundred international centuries.Victory for India would see them play champions Australia in the last eight while defeat would see them face fellow hosts Sri Lanka.But if the West Indies win they will play Australia while a defeat, assuming it was not by a colossal margin, would see them facing Pakistan.India: Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wkt), Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf PatelWest Indies: Devon Smith, Kirk Edwards, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas (wkt), Darren Sammy (capt), Andre Russell, Sulieman Benn, Devendra Bishoo, Ravi RampaulUmpires: Steve Davis (AUS) and Simon Taufel (AUS), TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford (AUS)Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SL)
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