COLOMBO: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in their World Cup Group A match on Saturday.Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga was left out of the team as he was being rested for the later games.
“We’re not going to take a risk with Malinga. We’re just going to play this game to the best of our ability and try and win it,” said captain Kumar Sangakkara after the toss.
Both teams are seeking their second win in the tournament.
Pakistan kept the same line-up that defeated Kenya by 205 runs at Hambantota on Wednesday.
Chamara Kapugedera and Ajantha Mendis made way for Chamara Silva and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath.
Teams:
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (capt), Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Ahmed Shahzad.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Mahela Jayawardene, Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Thissara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath.
Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) and Ian Gould (ENG)
TV umpire: Nigel Llong (ENG)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
Pitch conditions: The pitch at the Premedasa stadium is devoid of grass, brown in colour and hard. It is expcted to have good bounce and seam besides helping the spinners.
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