Dubai: Sri Lankan captain Tillakaratne Dilshan won the toss and decided to bat first in the second one-day international against Pakistan at Dubai Sports City on Monday (today).
Sri Lanka made two changes from the team which lost the first day-night match, bringing in fast bowler Thissara Perera and Jeevan Mendis in for Suranga Lakmal and Kosala Kulasekara.
Veteran Mahela Jayawardene, recovered from a knee injury and was maintained the place.
Pakistan made no changed and retained the winning combination.
Pakistan Team: 1 Imran Farhat, 2 Mohammad Hafeez, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), 5 Umar Akmal, 6 Abdul Razzaq, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 9 Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Aizaz Cheema
Sri Lanka Team: 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt.), 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Dinesh Chandimal, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Jeevan Mendis, 8 Thisara Perera, 9 Seekkuge Prasanna, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Dilhara Fernando
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