SportSri Lankan allrounder Thisara Perera has been named into the World XI team which will tour Pakistan for a three-match Twenty20 series in September. The World XI will be led by South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis. The squad includes five South African players -- Hashim Amla, David Miller, Morne Morkel and Imran Tahir, besides skipper du Plessis. They are Paul Collingwood, Tamim Iqbal, Thisara Perera and Grant Elliott. World XI: Faf du Plessis (Capt), Hashim Amla, Samuel Badree, George Bailey, Paul Collingwood, Ben Cutting, Grant Elliott, Tamim Iqbal, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Tim Paine, Thisara Perera, Imran Tahir, Darren Sammy.

Source: Sunday Times August 25, 2017 04:41 UTC