Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq hopes his team improves its record in the shortest form of the game with a win over Sri Lanka in a one-off Twenty20 on Friday.
Pakistan, the 2009 World Twenty20 champions, have lost 13 of their last 24 matches in the rapid-fire form of the game which plunged them to seventh in the inaugural Twenty20 rankings released last month.
But Misbah was confident his team will continue to improve after beating Sri Lanka 1-0 in three Tests and 4-1 in the five-match one-day series.
Misbah said the one-day series win excited him.
"It was an outstanding performance by the team," said Misbah after his team`s narrow three-wicket win in the fifth ODI at Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Squads:
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Sohail Tanvir, Asad Shafiq.
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kushal Janith Perera, Thisara Perera, Ajantha Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Kosala Kulasekera, Charmara Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne.
Umpires: Zameer Haider (PAK) and Ahsan Raza (PAK).
Tv umpire: Shozaib Raza (PAK).
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM).
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