Sri Lanka win toss, bat against Pakistan in T20

ABU DHABI: Sri Lanka captain Tillakartne Dilshan won the toss and decided to bat in the Twenty20 against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi stadium here on Friday.

Sri Lanka, who lost the preceding Test and one-day series against Pakistan, brought in spinners Ajanta Mendia and Dilruwan Perera in the side which lost the fifth and final match here on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Sohail Tanvir, Asad Shafiq.

Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan (captain), Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Thisara Perera, Ajantha Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Charmara Silva

Umpires: Zameer Haider (PAK) and Ahsan Raza (PAK), Tv umpire: Shozaib Raza (PAK)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
(AFP)