Pakistan win toss, elect to field in 2nd T20

KARACHI: Pakistan won the toss and chose to field in the 2nd T20 match in Ahmedabad on Friday. 

India will definitely look to level the two-match T20 series when the two teams face each other today. 

Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik inspired Pakistan to a 5-run victory in the first T20 match. 

Seven-foot pacer Mohammed Irfan picked up crucial Indian wickets. 

However, the Pakistan captain will hope his side will continue their good form and win the series 2-0. 

On the other hand, the Indians will try and pick themselves up to level the series. 

Teams: 

India

Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Ishant Sharma 

Pakistan 

Mohammad Hafeez(c), Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal (wk), Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan 

However, all international news agencies have refused to provide coverage of the match over the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) failing to lift restricions on picture agencies. 

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