First Test; Sri Lanka scored 202 runs for 5 wickets against Pakistan
At the end of the first day of the Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the visiting team has scored 202 runs for the loss of 5 wickets.
The first match of the series of 2 Test matches between Pakistan and Sri Lanka is being played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, along with which Test cricket has been restored in Pakistan after 10 years and the golden fields of Rawalpindi have been repopulated after 15 years. .
On this historic occasion, PCB distributed commemorative caps for the players while tight security arrangements are in place.
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat against Pakistan. Skipper Karuna Ratne played cautiously and managed to complete his half-century. At one point, Usman Shinwari bowled Karuna Ratne for 31 runs but the balls did not fall, which gave him a lifeline.
After the lunch break, Sri Lanka’s first wicket fell for 96 runs and Karuna Ratne scored 59 runs and was lbw off the ball of Shaheen Shah Afridi.
The second wicket fell on 109 runs and Oshada Fernando scored 40 runs and fell victim to Naseem Shah. BKG Mendis could score only 10 runs and was caught by Mohammad Rizwan on Usman Shinwari’s ball.
The fourth player of the visiting team was dismissed for 127 runs and Chandi Mil was bowled by Mohammad Abbas after scoring only 2 runs. The fifth wicket of the Islanders fell to 189 runs and Angelo Mathews returned to the pavilion after scoring 31 runs off the ball of Naseem Shah.
Due to bad light, the first day’s play ended prematurely and Sri Lanka scored 202 runs for five wickets.
The coincidence in this match is that all 11 players of Pakistan are playing the first Test at home against Sri Lanka. The top order and openers include Abid Ali, Shan Masood and Azhar Ali while the middle order includes Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq and Haris Sohail. Abbas, Shaheen Afridi included.
Speaking after winning the toss, Sri Lankan team captain Karuna Ratne said regarding the cloudy weather that our players are used to playing in these conditions, the wicket is good for batting, so they decided to bat.
National team captain Azhar Ali said that we have not played cricket in Pakistan for a long time, looking at the wicket, we have decided to feed 4 fast bowlers, Abid Ali and Usman Shinwari will make their Test debut, dropping Yasir Shah from the Test squad. It was a difficult decision, Fawad Alam is not included in the eleven-member squad.
The weather in Rawalpindi Islamabad became pleasant with late night rain and continued cloud cover. The second Test match of the series will be played in Karachi from December 19 to 23.
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