T20I Tri-Series: Sri Lanka opts to bat first against Pakistan in Rawalpindi

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to field first against Pakistan in the third game of the T20I Tri-Series in Rawalpindi.

Sri Lanka have made three changes to the XI that lost to Zimbabwe in their tri-series opener.

23-year-old leg-spinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth replaced Maheesh Theekshana in the playing XI while Kamil Mishara and Janith Liyanage also came into the side in place of Nuwan Thushara and Bhanuka Rajapaksa.

Pakistan, meanwhile, has made one change. Shaheen Afridi is out with a foot injury, and is replaced by Mohammad Wasim.

Sri Lanka: 1. Pathum Nissanka, 2. Kusal Mendis, 3. Kamil Mishara, 4. Kusal Janith Perera, 5. Dasun Shanaka, 6. Janith Liyanage, 7. Kamindu Mendis, 8. Wanindu Hasaranga, 9. Dushmantha Chameera, 10. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, 11. Eshan Malinga
 
Pakistan: 1. Saim Ayub, 2. Sahibzada Farhan, 3. Babar Azam, 4. Salman Ali Agha, 5. Usman Khan, 6. Fakhar Zaman, 7. Muhammad Nawaz, 8. Faheem Ashraf, 9. Mohammad Wasim, 10. Salman Mirza, 11. Abrar Ahmed