Can Pakistan make it a respectable 2-3? The comprehensive win in the 4th game will have boosted their confidence.
OVERALL this will be Pakistan’s 703rd one-day game (won 378, lost 303) and Sri Lanka’s 582nd (won 269, lost 287)
Pakistan has the 4th-best record (look at W/L ratio) in one-day history after South Africa, Australia and West Indies. They could soon be third; not much b/w them and Windies.
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283878.html
Start time: 14.30 local, (09.00 GMT)
Weather: Forecast is for heavy rain shower with a max. of 28C. So we might see a shortened game
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/1272?&search=colombo&itemsPerPage=10®ion=world
Head to Head: Pakistan still enjoys a handsome 69-45 lead over Sri Lanka in 119 games
Recent Form: (last 5 ODIs) Sri Lanka - LWWWW; Pakistan - WLLLW
Match Preview: Hosts likely to rest Malinga
http://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/current/story/418434.html
Probables:
Pakistan: (probable) 1 Kamran Akmal (wk), 2 Imran Nazir, 3 Younis Khan (capt), 4 Mohammad Yousuf, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq/Fawad Alam, 6 Umar Akmal, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Naved-ul-Hasan, 9 Saeed Ajmal, 10 Mohammad Aamer, 11 Iftikhar Anjum.
Sri Lanka: (probable) 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Sanath Jayasuriya, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilan Samaraweera, 6 Chamara Kapugedera, 7 Thilina Kandamby, 8 Thilan Thushara, 9 Malinga Bandara, 10 Isuru Udana/Nuwan Kulasekara, 11 Ajantha Mendis.
And this is how a match thread should be opened…
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