Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will be also looking to make it 2-1. The Kusal Perara show was the main attraction in that run chase.
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Basically the selectors are thinking on lines that after the World T20 next year in March-April Pakistan would be better served having one captain for the limited overs format and Azhar being given charge of the test squad, the source said.
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Although Pakistan has a triangular one-day series to play in August-September in Zimbabwe with West Indies before the ICC s ODI team rankings are announced on Sept 31st but if it fails to win the series in Sri Lanka it could be in a very hard position to qualify for the Champions Trophy. Sri Lanka are traditionally strong at home and will want to use the home advantage to their benefit. With the retirement of Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi from one-dayers they will wish the youngsters step up and do the needful. Pakistan: Azhar Ali (capt), Mukhtar Ahmed, Ahmed Shezad, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah, Bilal Asif, Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Irfan, Ehsan Adil, Rahat Ali.
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Sri Lanka, led by Angelo Mathews, will be a bit anxious given that experienced players like Lasith Malinga and Tillakaratne Dilshan haven’t hit top form on this series so far.
