While the MI skipper missed the clash due to a knee niggle from the England tour, Pandya had a minor injury during training and both were rested as precautionary measures, says coach Jayawardene.
Warne chose Mahela Jayawardene as the captain of his Sri Lankan XI which also featured Kumar Sangakkara, who succeeded Jayawardene as captain and both players led Sri Lanka to consecutive World Cup finals.
Sri Lanka, who won the tournament in 1996 before making consecutive finals in 2007 and 2011, enter the 2019 edition on a difficult recent run of form.
Jayawardene also came down heavily on the leadership of Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal, saying some of their decisions were responsible for the chopping in changing in captaincy.
Mumbai Indians has posted a picture of the team's training session at the Wankhede Stadium on their official Twitter account.
It was six years ago this day that Sri Lanka led by Kumar Sangakkara lost to Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led India in the ICC World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium here.
Mumbai Indians on Friday appointed former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene as their head coach for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).
New Delhi: Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene, one of his sport's modern greats, is to retire from Test cricket.37-year-old has informed Sri Lanka Cricket of his decision, and is therefore set to play his last
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