Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v Pakistan
Tillakaratne Dilshan kept faith in his batting despite the debacle in the first innings of the first Test and chose to bat first on a flat Dubai track. One of their second-innings heroes from Abu Dhabi, Prasanna Jayawardene, had to sit out because of a groin injury. Kaushal Silva came in ahead of Dinesh Chandimal. They also rested Nuwan Pradeep and included Dhammika Prasad. Just a three-day gap between two Tests played in extreme heat can be testing for the fast bowlers. Pakistan made one change, going for Abdur Rehman's left-arm spin ahead of the big-hearted Aizaz Cheema.
Sri Lanka 1 Tharanga Paranavitana, 2 Lahiru Thirimanne, 3 Kumar Sangakkara, 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt.), 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Kaushal Silva (wk), 8 Dhammika Prasad, 9 Rangana Herath, 10 Chanaka Welegedera, 11 Suranga Lakmal.
Pakistan 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Taufeeq Umar, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt.), 6 Asad Shafiq, 7 Adnan Akmal (wk), 8 Umar Gul, 9 Abdur Rehman, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Junaid Khan
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