ABU DHABI : Pakistan will be looking to complete a clean sweep of all three forms of the game against Sri Lanka tonight after their comfortable three-wicket win in the final ODI on Wednesday night.Tonight the two teams meet in a one-off T20 international and, after having won both the Test and ODI series, Pakistan will be starting off as favourites in the game, which gets off to an 8pm start at the Zayed International Cricket Stadium.The Lankans will be boosted by the presence of Ajantha Mendis and newcomers wicketkeeper-batsman Kushal Janith Perera and opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne as Tillakeratne Dilshan looks to reverse his team's fortunes in the shortest version of the game.On Wednesday night, Pakistan's young wicketkeeper-batsman Umar Akmal scored an unbeaten 61 and also picked up three catches behind the stumps to emerge as Man of the Match.Giving him a helping hand was skipper Misbah-ul-Haq with an innings of 66 from 99 balls and he was involved first in a 62-run stand for the third wicket with Younus Khan and then added 84 runs for the fifth wicket with Akmal.Pakistan
, who lost Abdul Razzaq before the final ODI to an injury, suffered another blow on Wednesday night when their strapping young left-arm paceman Junaid Khan was ruled out of action for six weeks following a muscle tear in his abdomen.But Misbah's squad have had a fine run in this series, which was also reflected in Wednesday's win when Sohail Tanvir regained his form to finish with a four-wicket haul and then Akmal stepped in to finish the run chase on a confident note.Dilshan, who has been woefully out of form himself, will be hoping to get back in what is his favourite form of the game, while the Lankans will once again depend on Kumar Sangakkara.Vice-captain Angelo Mathews impressed with both bat and ball in the final ODI and much of Sri Lanka's chances will depend on him. The Islanders will also be looking to Lasith Malinga and Mendis to provide some firepower with their pace and spin respectively.Squads:Pakistan: Misbah-ul Haq (capt), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malek, Sarfraz Ahmad, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Sohail Tanvir, Asad Shafiq.Sri Lanka:Tillakaratne Dilshan (captain), Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kushal Janith Perera, Thisara Perera, Ajantha Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Kosala Kulasekera, Charmara Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne. AGENCIES
