June 19, 2010 3:56 PM

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Asia Cup: Pak win the toss, elect to bat against India

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to bat in the Asia Cup one-day international against India on Saturday. Victory for India at the Rangiri stadium in Dambulla will ensure them a place in the June 24 final alongside hosts Sri Lanka, while Pakistan must win to stay afloat in the four-nation tournament.This is only the second one-day match between the arch-rivals in the past two years. The last time the two sides played, Pakistan beat India in the 2009 Champions Trophy in South Africa.India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra.Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (capt), Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Amin, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer, Shoaib Akhtar.Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIS) and Billy Bowden (NZL)TV umpire: Sharfuddoula Shahid (BAN)Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)

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