Pakistan put Sri Lanka in to bat second one-dayer

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won the toss and sent Sri Lanka to bat in the second one-day international match between the two sides at the National Stadium here on Wednesday.

The home team, leading the three-match series 1-0 after winning by eight wickets here on Tuesday, remained unchanged and continued to play with four seamers including Shoaib Akhtar, who went wicket-less in the first match.

Sri Lanka brought in all-rounder Thilina Kandamby in place of Jehan Mubarak.

Pakistan: Shoaib Malik (capt), Khurram Manzoor, Salman Butt, Younus Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Rao Iftikhar

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Chamara Kapugedera, Thilina Kandamby, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Ajantha Mendis, Farveez Maharoof

Umpires: Nigel Llong (ENG), Asad Rauf (PAK)

TV umpire: Ahsan Raza (PAK)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)