Sri Lanka bat against Pakistan in Asia Cup opener

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the opening match of the Asia Cup limited-overs tournament on Tuesday.

India and Bangladesh are the other teams in the four-nation event being held in the central Sri Lankan town of Dambulla.

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (capt), Salman Butt, Shahzaib Hasan, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Amin, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer, Shoaib Akhtar.

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Farveez Maharoof, Chamara Kapugedara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan.

Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Billy Doctrove (WIS)

TV umpire: Sanjay Hazare (IND)

Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)