LIVE – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758: 3rd ODI – Toss Report
Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the third One Day International (ODI) of the five match series at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE) on Friday, November 18, 2011.
The Men in Green had earlier lost the toss in the opening two games, but skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 finally had some luck with the coin rolling in his favour.
The pitch in Dubai looked dry and it might get slower with the passage of time, as this will be the third consecutive game played at the same wicket.
However, things might get normal once the dew starts falling in the evening, as it will hold the wicket together.
Pakistan might be worried about the dew factor to some extent, but it has not affected the Sri Lankan bowlers in the first two games, which is a positive sign.
The hosts have made one change to their playing eleven today, as all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961.
This move will certainly strengthen the Pakistani batting, as Sohail has the ability to score runs. However, Cheema has been bowling well, especially with the new ball and his absence might give the tourists a chance to get off to a flying start.
Pakistan’s skipper Misbah was confident that the one change made for today’s game will pay off. He said at the toss that the team has forgotten the defeat in the second ODI and will now focus completely on the current match.
The playing eleven for the Men in Green for today is: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665.
On the other hand, the Sri Lankan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691 was also hopeful of continuing the winning momentum. He was not worried about losing the toss, but admitted he would have liked to bat first as well.
The tourists have not made any changes to their squad for today and the playing eleven is: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 and
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CRD-Fernando-c1292.
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