Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and decided to bat first in crucuial final one dayer in Colombo.There were few doubts wether match will start on time as heavy rain has fallen till the afternoon.
fortunately rain didnt hamper the start of the match.Pakistan who are playing a must win game to survive the series defeat has made 2 brave changes in their team Leaving Younus Khan and Saeed Ajmal and recalling Mohammnad Sami and Imran Farhat who came to open the batting.Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan captain, believed a score of around 250 would be quite competitive, as it proved in the previous ODI. Misbah said Younis Khan had been "rested due to his form" .A surprise move was Pakistan's decision to "rest" Saeed Ajmal, their best bowler. They went in with an additional pace option, picking Mohammad Sami who has recovered from a thumb injury.
Sri Lanka also made a interesting "tactical" change, leaving out left-arm spinner Sajeewa Weerakoon and picking the legspinning allrounder Jeevan Mendis in his place.which was a bit surprise move as Sri Lanka already have 2 alrounders and Dilshan is the only other back up bowling option in the team in case of cover needed by captain.Jeevan Mendis who is a decent all rounder but today he will need to be the leading spiner and it will put bit more pressure on him..But in the chase he could become handy as host have good batters till no.10 today.
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