Updated at: 1337 PST, Saturday, February 26, 2011
COLOMBO: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in their crucial match in Group A of the ICC World Cup 2011 here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday. Both teams are seeking their second win in the tournament as they have already won one match each by a huge margin: Pakistan defeated Kenya by 205 runs and Sri Lanka beat Canada by 210.Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga was left out of the team as he was being rested for the later games. Teams:Pakistan - Shahid Afridi (captain), Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Younus Khan, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, A hmed Shehzad. Sri Lanka - Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath.