Sri Lanka sent to bat as Pakistan make two changes in final

Pakistan's fans arrive to watch the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket final match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on 11 September, 2022AFP

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first in the final of the Asia Cup 2022 against Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE on Sunday.

Sri Lanka enter the final in red hot form, winning all three matches in the Super four stage.

Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan won against Afghanistan and India in the Super four to book their places in the final.

In a dress rehearsal of the final, Sri Lanka won against Pakistan by five wickets in the final match of the Super four on Friday.

Pakistan has made two changes, bringing in Shadab Khan and Naseem Shah after resting the against Sri Lanka in the last game.

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, are going in with an unchanged playing XI.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain.

Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Dilshan Madushanka