After the rain god disallowed Sri Lankan and Australia to kick off their first ODI in Pakistan since 2009, both the teams would now be hoping for a full game when these two meet again in the second ODI at the National Stadium, Karachi on Monday.
Well as told, Sri Lankan squad are missing some big names for his series due to security concerns and Lankan have stepped on Pakistanis land with a very inexperienced squad for this series, led by Lahiru Thirimanne.
Meanwhile, Pakistan will be looking forward to starting their campaign with a win to boost up their home crowd and would also be praying for not happening any terrorist activity this time.
The match is set to begin at 3:30 PM IST.
SL vs PAK, 2nd ODI, Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 2019
National Stadium, Karachi
30th Sept 2019, 3:30 PM IST
The pitch at Karachi has always favored the batsmen. The same is expected to happen in this game as well.
Weather Report:
The condition seems to be better on Monday with clear skies with temperatures in the 30s.
PAK: W W W W L
SL: W W W L W
Matches Played: 153
PAK Won: 90
SL Won: 58
Tie: 01
No Results: 04
Pakistan Team News:
Sri Lanka Team News:
Pakistan ODI squad:
Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Babar Azam, Abid Ali, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Hasnain, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan Shinwari, Wahab Riaz
Sri Lanka ODI Squad:
Lahiru Thirimanne (capt), Danushka Gunathilaka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Avishka Fernando, Oshada Fernando, Shehan Jayasuriya, Dasun Shanaka, Minod Bhanuka, Angelo Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep, Isuru Udana, Kasun Rajitha, and Lahiru Kumara
Pakistan:
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Usman Shinwari
Sri Lanka:
Lahiru Thirimanne (capt), Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Oshada Fernando, Shehan Jayasuriya, Dasun Shanaka, Isuru Udana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Kumara
Sri Lanka Key Players:
Avishka Fernando has hit a century in the World Cup against West Indies and recently, he scored 2 in the second ODI against Bangladesh. He has got 442 runs from 13 ODI Innings.
I Udana has bagged 141 wickets in 110 List A Innings. He can really turn things up for his National side.
Lahiru Thirimanne is a reliable player with 21 half-centuries and four hundred in his 104 ODI innings till date. His average in ODI is 35.08.
Pakistan Key Players:
M Amir was exceptional in the world cup as he chipped 17 from the eight matches he played.
Babar Azam averages 50 in ODI format. Well, he scored 474 runs in eight games at the World Cup and continued the same form for Somerset in the T20 Blast.
Imam Ul Haq smashed a century against Bangladesh in the final game of Pakistan in the World Cup. His average in 36 innings is 54.48.
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