Dubai Sep 19 (IANS) Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and opted to bat against India in the final Group A match of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday.
After the laborious 26-run win against minnows Hong Kong on Tuesday the men-in-blue made a couple of changes to their playing XI by bringing in pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Hardik Pandya in place of Shardul Thakur and Khaleel Ahmed.
Pakistan retained the same side that played against Hong Kong.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain) Shikhar Dhawan Mahendra Singh Dhoni (WK) Dinesh Karthik Ambati Rayudu Kedar Jadhav Hardik Pandya Yuzvendra Chahal Kuldeep Yadav Bhuvneshwar Kumar Jasprit Bumrah.
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman Imam-ul-Haq Babar Azam Shoaib Malik Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain/WK) Asif Ali Shadab Khan Faheem Ashraf Mohammad Amir Hasan Ali Usman Khan.

--IANS tri/mr