LAHORE: World XI captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to field first in the third and final Twenty20 International against Pakistan XI here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.
Pakistan has made only one change in the team, bringing in back pace bowler Hasan Ali in place of pacer Sohail Khan.
The tourists have made two changes in the team - West Indian Darren Sammy has returned to replace allrounder Paul Collingwood and Australian wicketkeeper George Bailey, who was the only player yet to get a game now found himself thrown in decider. He has replaced wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Paine.
Pakistan had won the won the first game by 20 runs on Tuesday whereas the World XI won the second T20 by seven wickets on Wednesday to level the series at 1-1.
Teams:
Pakistan XI: Ahmed Shehzad, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain & wk), Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Usman Shinwari, Rumman Raees
World XI: Tamim Iqbal, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis (captain), Thisara Perera, David Miller, George Bailey, Darren Sammy, Ben Cutting, Samuel Badree, Morne Morkel, Imran TahirUmpires: Shozab Raza (PAK) and Ahsan Raza (PAK)
TV umpire: Ahmed Shahab (PAK)
ICC match referee: Richie Richardson (WI)
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