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Pakistan opt to field, Asalanka out with illness

Shaheen Afridi and Kusal Mendis at the toss Getty Images

Toss Pakistan chose to bowl first vs Sri Lanka

Pakistan have won the toss and elected to field first. The game is played on the same wicket the first ODI was played on, with a high-scoring affair expected.

With the series already wrapped up, the home side have rung the changes in Rawalpindi, with four men who played the second game sitting out. Haseebullah Khan makes his ODI debut at the top as Saim Ayub sits out, while Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed all drop to the bench. Faheem Ashraf, Muhammad Wasim and Faisal Akram all come in as well.

Sri Lanka, too, have made four changes, with captain Charith Asalanka sitting out because of illness. Middle-order batter Pravan Ratnayake, fast bowler Eshan Malinga and spinner Jeffrey Vandersay play their first games this series.

Pakistan:1 Fakhar Zaman, 2 Haseebullah Khan (wk), 3 Babar Azam, 4 Mohammad Rizwan, 5 Salman Agha, 6 Hussain Talat, 7n Faheem Ashraf, 8 Mohammad Wasim Jr, 9 Shaheen Afridi (capt), 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Faisal Akram

Sri Lanka: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kamil Mishara, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk, capt), 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5 Pavan Rathnayake, 6 Janith Liyanage, 7 Kamindu Mendis, 8 Maheesh Theekshana, 9 Pramod Madushan, 10 Eshan Malinga, 11 Jeffrey Vandersay