Published: Dec 25, 2013, 04:22 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 27, 2013, 04:16 PM (IST)
Dec 25, 2013
Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) at Abu Dhabi on Christmas Day December 26, 2013. Pakistan enter the match leading the five-match series 2-1.
Sri Lanka will be looking to win the match as a defeat would mean that Pakistan win the series before the last ODI.
Pakistan won the first ODI in Sharjah by 11 runs. Sri Lanka came back to level the series as they won the second ODI by two wickets at Dubai.
But Pakistan took the lead with a comprehensive 113-run win in the third ODI at Sharjah. Mohammad Hafeez starred with an unbeaten 140, while Ahmed Shehzad scored 81.
Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 59 runs, but Sri Lanka fell way short of the 327-run target.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews have won the toss in the fourth ODI and selected to bat first. Pakistan have gone in with an unchanged side. Sri Lanka have made three changes from the third ODI.
Ashan Priyanjan, Kithuruwan Vithanagea and Suranga Lakmal come in for Dimuth Karunaratne, Thisara Perera and Seekkuge Prasanna.
Teams:
Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohaib Maqsood, Misbah-ul-Haq (wk), Umar Akmal (c), Shahid Afridi, Bilawal Bhatti, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan.
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kushal Perera, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews (c), Ashan Priyanjan, Kithuruwan Vithanagea, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Sachithra Senanayake, Lasith Malinga.
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