Sri Lanka Opts to Field First in 3rd One-day

Monday, August 3, 2009 at 1:34 pm

DAMBULLA: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in the third one-day international of the five-match series here on Monday. Sri Lanka Opts to Field First in 3rd One day

Pakistan, who lost the first two matches, need a win to stay alive in the series.

PAKISTAN: Younus Khan (capt), Nasir Jamshed, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Fawad Alam, Rana Naved, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer.

SRI LANKA: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Thilina Kandamby, Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Thilan Thushara.

Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) and Asoka de Silva (SRI)