Toss Pakistan chose to bat v Sri Lanka
Top-flight one-day cricket returned to one of its favourite destinations after an eight-year break, and Misbah-ul-Haq marked the occasion by winning the toss and choosing to bat in Sharjah. Pakistan made two swaps to their combination, with Aizaz Cheema reclaiming the fast-bowling spot he lost to Sohail Tanvir for the previous game, and Shoaib Malik coming in for Abdul Razzaq. Malik's inclusion means Pakistan have three spinning allrounders to complement Saeed Ajmal.
Sri Lanka remained unchanged from Friday's defeat. They will hope that batting second will be easier in Sharjah, after middling scores were defended successfully in the last two games in Dubai.
Pakistan: 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Imran Farhat, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 5 Umar Akmal, 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 9 Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Aizaz Cheema
Sri Lanka: 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Mahela Jayawardene, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Jeevan Mendis, 8 Thisara Perera, 9 Lasith Malinga, 10 Seekkuge Prasanna, 11 Dilhara Fernando
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