Sri Lanka bat against Pakistan

PALLEKELE: Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene elected to bat after winning the toss against Pakistan in the opening one-day international in Pallekele on Thursday. The second one-dayer will also be played in Pallekele on Saturday while the last three games will be held in Colombo on June 13, 16 and 18. The one-dayers will be followed by a three-Test series starting on June 22. Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath. Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Sami. Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SRI) and Paul Reiffel (AUS) TV umpire: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI) Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)