Sri Lanka drop Rangana Herath and afford fellow spinner Sajeewa Weerakoon - at all of 34 years old - a debut. Pakistan, meanwhile, strengthen their batting ranks, bringing in Asad Shafiq ahead of seamer Rahat Ali.
Visiting skipper Misbah-ul-Haq triumphs at the flip of the coin for the first time this series and Pakistan will bat first.
Hello and welcome to our over-by-over commentary of the third ODI of the five-match series, currently square at one win apiece, between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. While the first two fixtures took place at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, the final three are at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.