Johannesburg: Left-handed batsman Dinesh Mongia will be playing in India's second warm-up match against Kwa-Zulu Natal on Thursday at Durban.

Team sources said on Wednesday that Mongia, who sat out the first match, would coming into the side in place of Yuvraj Singh.

Ashish Nehra, who played in Tuesday's match, and young wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel were the other members of the 15-member side who will sit out in Thursday's match as India will play with seven specialist batsmen, the sources added.

This match is India's final warm-up game before the start of the World Cup this weekend. India will begin its campaign in the tournament with the match against Holland on February 12.

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