World XI bowl in decider; Hasan Ali returns for Pakistan

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Toss World XI opt to bowl v Pakistan

In a must-win game for both sides, Faf du Plessis, the World XI captain, called right and decided to bowl, just like he had in the first T20I, even though they ended up losing that game.

They made two changes, with former Australian captain George Bailey getting his first game of the tour, while crowd favourite Darren Sammy also returned after sitting out of the second game. England’s World T20 winning captain Paul Collingwood and Tim Paine were left out. Paine sitting out also meant Bailey would keep wickets.

Pakistan were boosted by the return of Hasan Ali, who didn’t play on Wednesday because of a back niggle. He was in for fast bowler Sohail Khan, who conceded 42 off his four overs, including 20 off the penultimate over in a tense chase, in the second T20I.

Pakistan: 1. Fakhar Zaman, 2. Ahmed Shehzad, 3. Babar Azam, 4. Shoaib Malik, 5. Ruman Raees, 6. Imad Wasim, 7. Sarfraz Ahmed (capt, wk), 8. Shadab Khan, 9. Hasan Ali, 10. Muhammad Nawaz, 11. Usman Khan Shenwari

World XI: 1. Hashim Amla, 2. Tamim Iqbal, 3. George Bailey (wk), 4. Faf du Plessis (capt), 5. Ben Cutting, 6. David Miller, 7. Thisara Perera, 8. Darren Sammy, 9. Samuel Badree, 10. Imran Tahir, 11. Morne Morkel

Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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