Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Sangakkara wins toss, Lanka to bat against Pakistan

Published Tue, Jun 15 10 02:56 PM

Dambulla, June 15 (PTI) Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in the Asia Cup opener at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium here today. All rounder Farveez Maharoof and paceman Lasith Malinga are back to the Lanka side, the defending champions. The duo had skipped the recent tri-series in Zimbabwe. For Pakistan pace duo of Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif are making a comeback and young batsman Umar Amin will make his debut. Teams: Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (C), Tillkaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedara, Angelo Mathews, Fareveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga. Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (C), Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Shahzaib Hasan, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer, Umar Amin and Shoaib Akhtar. PTI AT


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