Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan: Pakistan's team

Choosing 11 players from 12 certainly is not a very difficult. With Asif and Shoaib enjoying the flight back home, Iftikhar Anjum and Umar Gul are sure to play the entire tournament. Gul has been in good form, but I hope combined with Rana, these guys can get some wickets. So which guy is not going to play? What is even more amusing is the guy who will not play has to be the 12th man. So no one will get the day off. I think my team for tomorrow's game will have Mohd. Hafeez as sitting out. They will probably send Afridi, Razzak or Akmal one down to protect the middle order, in case we lose a wicket within the first 10 overs.

My lineup for tomorrow:

Shoaib Malik
Imran Farhat
Younis Khan (captain)
Mohammad Yousuf (vice-captain)
Faisal Iqbal
Shahid Afridi
Abdul Razzaq
Kamran Akmal (wicketkeeper)
Naved-ul-Hasan
Umar Gul
Iftikhar Anjum

Who's going to win?

Sri Lanka will. The pitch will be spinner friendly, judging by these opening encounters. Pakistan isn't playing any specialist spinners. Maharoof is in hot form. Jawardene and Sangakarra are going through a purple patch. The batsman on paper seem to match up but without the opening bowling venom of Asif and Shoaib, Pakistan does not have the ability to strike early with the new ball.