Pakistan opt to bat in 45-over game against Sri Lanka

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in a 45-over-a-side contest in their Asia Cup Super Four game against Sri Lanka in Colombo today. 

A long delay due to rain saw the game lose five overs in each innings. 

Pakistan, who had announced their eleven with five changes from the one that suffered a 228-run hammering to India, had to make two more changes before the start today. 

Fakhar Zaman was initially dropped but has made it back to the eleven today to replace Imam-ul-Haq, suffering from a back spasm. Saud Shakeel has a fever and that makes way for Abdullah Shafiq. 

Sri Lanka made two changes as Kusal Perera and Pramod Madushan are in.  

Playing XI

Pakistan: 1 Fakhar Zaman, 2 Abdullah Shafique, 3 Babar Azam (capt), 4 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 5 Mohammad Haris, 6 Iftikhar Ahmed, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Mohammad Nawaz, 9 Mohammad Wasim, 10 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 11 Zaman Khan.

Sri Lanka 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kusal Perera, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk), 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva, 7 Dasun Shanaka (capt), 8 Dunith Wellalage, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Pramod Madushan, 11 Matheesha Pathirana