In the ongoing first Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the first wicket of the host team fell for 11 runs.
Sri Lanka captain Dimath Karuna Ratne was bowled by national team fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
In the first Test against Pakistan, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first.
🚨 TOSS ALERT 🚨
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) July 16, 2022
Sri Lanka have won the toss and are batting first 🏏#SLvPAK | #BackTheBoysInGreen https://t.co/jL2bGfdDL4 pic.twitter.com/RqXmO9Y6IJ
Salman Ali Agha is making his Test debut against Sri Lanka today in the Galle Test, the debutant Salman Ali Agha was given the Test cap by Muhammad Yusuf.
Muhammad Yusuf is involved in team management as batting coach.
Yasir Shah and Mohammad Nawaz are also part of Pakistan's final XI.
ICYMI - Pakistan's line-up for the first Test 👇#SLvPAK | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/GVCdAqiSrE
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) July 16, 2022
Pakistan Playing XI
In the Pakistan team, captain Babar Azam, vice-captain Muhammad Rizwan, Imamul-Haq, Abdullah Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Sulaiman Ali Agha, Muhammad Nawaz, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah are part of the playing eleven.
Sri Lanka Playing XI
Here's your 🇱🇰 line-up for the first Test vs Pakistan ⬇️#SLvPAK pic.twitter.com/PdecGMK3OH
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) July 16, 2022
Sri Lanka's playing XI includes captain Dimuth Karuna Ratne, Ushada Fernando, Kaushal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dinesh Chandimul, Nirushan Dakwella, Ramesh Mendis, Mahesh Thakshana, Prabhath Jayasuriya and Kasan Rajitha in the playing XI.
Sri Lanka's conditions won't hurt series: Babar Azam
Captain Babar Azam has said that we have been taken care of very well, no problem has occurred so far, I don't think that the series will suffer due to the circumstances.
Babar Azam said that he did not face any difficulty even in the practice match, he will try his best to perform well in the series.
