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Preview: Pakistan, Sri Lanka play 5th ODI in Hambantota today

Preview: Pakistan, Sri Lanka play 5th ODI in Hambantota today
July 26, 2015
HAMBANTOTA – Pakistan and Sri Lanka will play the fifth and last one-day international at Hambantota on Sunday. The match will start at 2pm. Pakistan have already achieved a place in the Champions Trophy by leading the series 3-1. Green Shirts had won the first, third and fourth ODI, while Sri Lanka achieved the victory in the second ODI. If Pakistan win the fifth ODI, it will be the second time to win the series 4-1. Earlier, Pakistan led by Salim Malik had achieved the victory by the same margin in 1994. Teams (probable): Pakistan: Azhar Ali (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Yasir Shah, Rahat Ali, Mohammad Irfan Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (captain), Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal (wicketkeeper), Ashan Priyanjan, Milinda Siriwardene, Sachith Pathirana/ Sachithra Senanayake, Thisara Perera/ Nuwan Pradeep, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal