SHARJAH : Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan won the toss and chose
to bat in the third and final Test against Pakistan at Sharjah Stadium
on Thursday.Pakistan, 1-0 up after their nine-wicket win in the
second Test in Dubai, kept the same combination of two pacemen and two
spinners.Sri Lanka brought in 26-year-old paceman Kosala
Kulasekara for his first Test and off-spinner Suraj Randiv, dropping
opener Lahiru Thirimanne and fast bowler Suranga Lakmal. Dilshan was to
open the innings.The first Test ended as draw in Abu Dhabi. The Test is the first to be held in Sharjah since 2002.Pakistan:
Mohammad Hafeez, Taufiq Umar, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (captain),
Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar
Gul, Junaid Khan.Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), Angelo
Mathews, Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene,
Rangana Herath, Suraj Randiv, Chanaka Welegedara, Kosala Kulasekara,
Dhammika Prasad, Kaushal Silva.Umpires: Simon Taufel (NZL) and Shahvir Tarapore (IND)Tv umpire: Shozaib Raza (PAK)Match referee: David Boon (AUS
