Gul in as Pakistan bat in third ODI

SHARJAH: Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in the third one-day international in Sharjah on Sunday.

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Pakistan brought in recalled paceman Umar Gul for Sohail Tanvir after the right-arm paceman was flown in as cover for Junaid Khan, who was also fit to play.

Gul, 29, plays his first match since undergoing a knee operation in May this year.

Sri Lanka remained unchanged from the side which won the second match in Dubai by two wickets on Friday.

The five-match series is tied at 1-1 after Pakistan won the first match by 11 runs in Sharjah.

Teams:

Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Umar Gul, Bilawal Bhatti.

Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachithra Senanayake, Seekkuge Prasanna.

Umpires: Johan Cloete (RSA) and Shozab Raza (PAK) Tv umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG) Match referee: David Boon (AUS)

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