Mathews helped srilanka New Zealand in the talent semi final beating Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews has of the World Cup final with a thigh injury, while large doubt is India of Seamer Ashish Nehra was ruled.Mathews was in the squad was replaced by off-spinner Suraj Randiv.
Nehra will miss expected to showpiece Mumbai on Saturday injured after the middle finger of his right hand in the semi-final victory over Pakistan.
Spinner is Muttiah Muralitharan on injuries in the hope of a fairy tale ending, his career defy Sri Lanka set.
The 38, a record has 1,331 international wickets, has fought problems throughout the event with thigh and knee bar.
But it seems much of a chance of it that way, the curtain on his international career reach helps is missing his country win the World Cup for the first time since 1996, when Sri Lanka cricket stunned world against Australia in the final in Lahore.
Highlights - Sri Lanka through to final (UK users only)"The chances are good that Murali will play," said Sri Lanka coach of Trevor Bayliss. "He graduated from 10 overs in the semi-final, and that is the character of the man that he will play with discomfort."
Muralitharan, who claimed a wicket with his last international delivery on home soil semi-final victory over New Zealand in Colombo, needs three more former Australia the same almost bowler Glenn McGrath World Cup record of 71 wickets.
Mathews, 23, suffered a right thigh injury while fielding during Tuesday in the semifinals.
Batting with a runner, he helped Sri Lanka a five wicket victory with an aggressive 14 not out to seal.
"Angelo is a very important player," said Sri Lankan Captain Kumar Sangakkara was expelled on Friday before Mathews.
Read the main story,God made to play Sachin cricket - it for 21 years has he done and some more yearsIndia captain Mahendra Dhoni
"But if it is not because he is not there." "The player who replaced him it see a great opportunity to do so well for his country on this great occasion."
Randiv, which replace as emptied Mathews was in the squad of the International Cricket Council, international and spin bowling has cover for Muralitharan 22 wickets in 21 one day.
But missing Mathews best holder can Lasith Malinga as the only seam bowler remaining from semifinal - so back ranked seven, the length of the Sri Lankan bat are quick patches Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara and Dilhara Fernando in the race, although without Mathews, tail will be a concern.
India captain Mahendra Dhoni said Meanwhile no decision made, whether Nehra would be replaced in the team with an additional Seamer in Sreesanth or a second spinner in Ravichandran Ashwin.
"The wicket of Mumbai has usually a little bounce and a third Seamer gives me the opportunity to maneuver the attack," he said.
"But if we could be there in the wicket as the game progresses contact feel Ashwin enters the picture." "It helps to have such good opportunities."
Dhoni said left-handed batsman Gautam Gambhir was fit after recovering from a minor 'hamstring' burden he developed while fields to play against Pakistan.
In the first all Asian final, all eyes are on India batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who is his 100th international century be the orientation in his hometown.
Beat India to reach Pakistan final (UK users only)37 Year-old playing in his sixth World Cup, and desperate, that it only on one occasion, 1983 recorded has help his team land the trophy.
"Little Master" scored two hundreds in the group stage and looked on course, to the 100 century in the semi-final reach landmark, before he unusually scratchy to 85 after a knock in which he was dropped four times was released.
"Go back, is a wonderful opportunity to Mumbai especially for this event," Tendulkar said. "All I want to say is, we want to focus on our task quietly, and get to do the job."
Dhoni Tendulkar, which India debuted in 1989 as a 16-year-old paid tribute in the build up to the final.
"God made playing cricket, Sachin has", Dhoni said. "He has done more years for 21 years and some."
India marginal favourites which hopes trophy, Sangakkara the weight of expectation on their players could say.
"Everyone in the world expected India until tomorrow and win this game make," he said.
"We must the fact understand that have marked India for the last year or two years of almost anyone to win the World Cup as a favorite."
"I am sure that she will be favourites to checkup."
His first World Cup final will be revolutionised Australian Simon TaufelDhoni is the pressure on his team plays.
"We are not thinking about tomorrow's game as a final for us every game is a challenge and just as important," he said.
"These games are called by various names such as quarters, semis and finals." At the end you have to play the same way and to do the right things.
"We realize this is of course a World Cup final." "There may be no larger than this, but our preparations have to be the same."
Saturday's match is of Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar be Pakistan's Australia Cup final.
Taufel has been named international referee of the year, the five times the presence of Australia in the last three finals prevented has officiating him in the sports biggest game.
A massive security operation has the highest profile sporting event held in Mumbai, as gunmen in November 2008, the city attacked was 174 people dead mounted.
"We will make it a bit over the top", said the Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik. "But it is better to be on the safe side." "The stakes are high."
India (out): Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, to Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Dhoni (Capt & wk), Suresh Raina, Bhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, ashwin Ravichandran, Sreesanth, Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla.
Sri Lanka (from): Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (Capt & wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Chamara Kapugedera, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dilhara Fernando, Suraj Randiv.
Arbitrators: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) & Simon Taufel (Australia)
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