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Pakistan chose to bat in conditions in which Misbah-ul-Haq, their 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" - he had scores of 5, 4 and 1 in this series. Imran Farhat took his place in the line-up. 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 made one "tactical" change, leaving out left-arm spinner Sajeewa Weerakoon and picking the legspinning allrounder Jeevan Mendis in his place.
Pakistan: 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Azhar Ali, 3 Asad Shafiq, 4 Imran Farhat, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Umar Akmal, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 9 Umar Gul, 10 Sohail Tanvir, 11 Mohammad Sami.
Sri Lanka: 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2 Upul Tharanga, 3 Mahela Jayawardene (capt), 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 6 Lahiru Thirimanne, 7 Angelo Mathews, 8 Thisara Perera, 9 Jeevan Mendis, 10 Nuwan Kulasekara, 11 Lasith Malinga.
Sri Lanka made one "tactical" change, leaving out left-arm spinner Sajeewa Weerakoon and picking the legspinning allrounder Jeevan Mendis in his place.
Pakistan: 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Azhar Ali, 3 Asad Shafiq, 4 Imran Farhat, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Umar Akmal, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 9 Umar Gul, 10 Sohail Tanvir, 11 Mohammad Sami.
Sri Lanka: 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2 Upul Tharanga, 3 Mahela Jayawardene (capt), 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 6 Lahiru Thirimanne, 7 Angelo Mathews, 8 Thisara Perera, 9 Jeevan Mendis, 10 Nuwan Kulasekara, 11 Lasith Malinga.