Sri Lanka bat in 2nd ODI against Pakistan

DUBAI: Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan won the toss and decided to bat in the second day-night international against Pakistan at Dubai stadium here on Monday.

Sri Lanka made two changes from the side which lost the first day-night match here on Friday, bringing in paceman Thissara Perera and Jeevan Mendis in for Suranga Lakmal and Kosala Kulasekara.

Mahela Jayawardene recovered from a knee injury and was retained.

Pakistan made no change from the team which won the first one-day.

Pakistan:

Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Abdul Razzaq.

Tillakaratne Dilshan (captain), Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeevan Mendis, Lasith Malinga, Thissara Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dilhara Fernando. (AFP)