Sunday, June 29, 2008

Malik wins toss, asks Lanka to bat first

Karachi, Jun 29 (PTI) Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won
the toss and asked Sri Lanka to bat first in the Super Four
stage match of the Asia Cup here today.
Pakistan made two changes in their line up, including
leg-spinner Mansoor Amjad and left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz in
place of Fawad Alam and the injured Umar Gul.
Sri Lanka, as expected, called back their experienced
trio of Chaminda Vaas, Sanath Jayasuriya and Muttiah
Muralitharan for the game while replacing out of form Dilhara
Fernando with Thilan Tushara.
Teams:
Pakistan: Shoaib Malik (Capt), Salman Butt, Younis Khan,
Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi,
Sohail Tanvir, Rao Iftikhar, Wahab Riaz, Mansoor Amjad.
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (Capt), Kumar Sangakkara,
Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva,
Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Thilan Thushara, Muttiah
Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara.
Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) Ian Gould (Eng)
TV umpire: Akhtaruddin (BD)
Match referee: Alan Hurst (Aust).

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