Pakistan v Sri Lanka: 5th ODI – Toss Report
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE) on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
The Men in Green have already clinched the series by 3-1, but will be determined to win today’s game as well in order to gain one position in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 ODI team rankings.
On the other hand, the Sri Lankan side will play for pride today. The team was unable to do well in the three-match Test series and did the same in the ODIs. However, they will look to finish the 50-over series on a high by overcoming the opposition.
The pitch in Abu Dhabi should provide good entertainment to the crowd, as it is good for batting. There was some grass rolled into the wicket, which might offer some pace and bounce to the seamers early on in the innings.
However, this should not be a big concern for any team and the fans can expect a thrilling encounter.
One big blow for the tourists is that they will be without veteran batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, who is out with an injury. He is replaced by Chamara Silva in the playing eleven.
The Sri Lankan playing eleven for today is: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CRD-Fernando-c1292.
On the other hand, the Pakistan side has made a few changes for today in order to give a chance to some of the youngsters.
Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961.
Another interesting move was resting wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665 was drafted in the side. This means that Umar Akmal will keep wickets in the match.
The final playing eleven of the Men in Green is: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604, and Junaid Khan.
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