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.