Pak win the toss, and elected to bat against India in Asia Cricket Cup
Pak win the toss, and elected to bat against India in Asia Cricket Cup
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to bat in the Asia Cup one-day international against India on Saturday.
Victory for India at the Rangiri stadium in Dambulla will ensure them a place in the June 24 final alongside hosts Sri Lanka, while Pakistan must win to stay afloat in the four-nation tournament.
This is only the second one-day match between the arch-rivals in the past two years. The last time the two sides played, Pakistan beat India in the 2009 Champions Trophy in South Africa.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra.
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (capt), Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Amin, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer, Shoaib Akhtar.
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIS) and Billy Bowden (NZL)
TV umpire: Sharfuddoula Shahid (BAN)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
