Cricket: Pakistan win toss, bat against England in 3rd ODI

DUBAI: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat against England in the third day-night International here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Pakistan made two changes in the team which lost the second ODI at Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Experienced batsman Younis Khan was forced to be left out because of high fever and young batsman Asad Shafiq was brought back in his place while left-arm spinner Abdul Rehman was replaced by wicket-keeper Adnan Akmal.

England remained unchanged from their first two matches.

Pakistan had lost the first two One-day Internationals by 130 and 20 runs, respectively as England leading the four-match ODI series 2-0. .

Teams:
Pakistan (from): Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Saeed Ajmal, Azhar Ali

England (from): Alastair Cook (captain), James Anderson, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott

Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS) and Aleem Dar (PAK), TV umpire: Kumara Dharmasena (SL)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZ)