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India wins toss, elect to field in Champions Trophy final

LONDON: India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to field in the Champions Trophy final against Pakistan at the Oval on Sunday.

Kohli named an unchanged team for the match while Pakistan paceman Mohammad Amir returns to the lineup after missing the semi-final victory over England through injury. He replaces Rumman Raees.

This is the second match between the sub-continent rivals at this year’s tournament, with India having thrashed Pakistan in their opening group outing.

Teams:

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan: Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan--REUTERS

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