Pakistan to face Sri Lanka in second ODI today

Monitoring Desk

ABU DHABI: Pakistan will face Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the five match series on Monday and after winning the first match of the series it is likely that Pakistan will not changed the winning team.

After a bad performance in the test series as Sri Lanka white wash Pakistan for the first time in UAE however started the ODI series on a positive note and won the first match with an 83 runs against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan, nursing a 2-0 Test whitewash against Sri Lanka, avenged the defeat by outclassing the tourists with an 83-run win in the ODI opener on Friday.

Shoaib Malik´s swashbuckling 61-ball 81 and a return to form 103 by Babar Malik lifted Pakistan to 292-6 in the first ODI in Dubai, before they kept Sri Lanka to 209-8.

The match was Pakistan´s first since winning the Champions Trophy in England in June this year.

Hasan Ali, who was took 3 wickets for 36 runs while left arm pacer Rumman Raees took 3-49 to derail Sri Lanka.