In a jam-packed stadium of 42,000 spectators, Indian captain MS Dhoni said after the toss that even he would have liked to bat first had he won the toss, the pitch will behave slowly as the day progresses and batting would be a bit difficult. Follow ball-by-ball Commentary.
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The final eleven players have been declared, the teams are as follows.
India : Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Piyush Chawla, Munaf Patel.
Netherlands : RN ten Doeschate, AN Kervezee, B Zuiderent, TN de Grooth, ES Szwarczynski, W Barresi, TLW Cooper, PW Borren*, BP Kruger, Mudassar Bukhari, PM Seelaar.
India has played two World Cup matches at this venue, winning one and loosing one.