Toronto, Sept 16: Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin won the toss for the third time in a row and put Pakistan in to bat in the third match of the Sahara Cup cricket series at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club ground here today.Indian vice-captain Saurav Ganguly, who missed the previous tie due a hamstring injury, expectedly returned to team in place of Sanjay Raul.
Pakistan brought in off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq -- back after doing duty in the English County championship -- and left out medium pacer Abdur Razzaq.
India won the opener on September 12 while Pakistan levelled the series with a 51-run win the next day.
Teams: India: Mohammed Azharuddin (capt), Saurav Ganguly, Navjot Sidhu, Rahul Dravid, Jatin Paranjpe, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Nayan Mongia, Ajit Agarkar, Sunil Joshi, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad.
Pakistan: Aamir Sohail (capt), Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi, Inzamam-Ul-Haq, Salim Malik, Ijaz Ahmed, Azhar Mahmood, Moin Khan, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mohammed Zahid, AquibJaved.
Umpires: Steve Dunne (New Zealand) and Peter Manuel (Sri Lanka).
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