Karachi: Pakistan Stars XI has won the toss and decided to bat first against the World XI in T20 match her in National Stadium in Karachi here on Saturday.
Pakistani see the TheĀ World XI tour as resumption of international cricket which came to an end following an attack on Sri Lankan team in Lahore.
Former Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya will lead World XI while Pakistanās former captain Shahid Afridi will head Pakistan All Stars XI side.
This is the first time after March, 3 2009; an international team is visiting Pakistan. The World XI comprises five players from South Africa, four from West Indies and two from Afghanistan with former West Indies Batsman Kalicharan as their coach.
Pakistan All Stars: Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Imran Nazir, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Sami, Nasir Jamshed, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Shahzaib Hasan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan.
World XI: LE Bosman, M Hayward, ST Jayasuriya, JJC Lawson, Mohammad Shahzad, A Nel, RL Powell, A Sanford, AJ Seymore, Shapoor Zadran, SR Taylor, MS Tshabalala.
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