Pakistan opt to bat against Sri Lanka in 5th ODI at Abu Dhabi

Pakistan captain Misbah-Ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka

Dec 27, 2013

Pakistan captain Misbah-Ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in their fifth and final One-Day International at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

While the match holds little significance, it is going to be the first match where Official Replay System (ORS) will be used. Pakistan have won the series in the fourth encounter itself.

Pakistan have brought in Anwar Ali and Abdur Rahman in place of Bilawal Bhatti and Shahid Afridi.

Teams:

Pakistan (Probable): 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 (Probable): 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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