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Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Captains: Babar Azam ( Pakistan ), Kusal Mendis ( Sri Lanka )
Toss result: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to field
Live Telecast: PTV Sports, tapmad (Pakistan), Peo TV (Sri Lanka), Willow TV (North America)
Umpires and match officials: Adrian Holdstock and Rodney Tucker (on-field umpires), Allahuddien Palekar (TV umpire), Faisal Afridi (fourth umpire), Dean Cosker (match referee)
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Welcome to CricketNews.com's live coverage of the 1st Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan dominated the opening session and reached 137/2 in 29.6 overs at lunch on Day 1 of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Debutant Tayyab Arif smashed a 46-ball half-century, scoring 57 off 51 deliveries, including nine fours and a six.
Azan Awais scored 30 off 50 balls as the opening pair added 86 runs off just 97 deliveries.
Sri Lanka fought back with two quick wickets, with Milan Rathnayaka dismissing Awais and Asitha Fernando removing Arif.
Babar Azam (31*) and debutant Mohammad Taha (15*) remained unbeaten at lunch, putting together an unbeaten partnership.
Sri Lanka's seamers struggled with their lines and lengths despite some early movement from the green-looking surface.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first. Pakistan will bat on Day 1.
Pakistan come into the two-match Test series after beating Sri Lanka 2-1 in the T20Is and winning the ODI tri-series at home, but their red-ball form has been poor. They lost 3-0 to England in their last Test series and have won only two of their last nine Tests.
Babar Azam leads a young Pakistan side without Shan Masood, Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, while Mohammad Rizwan missed out despite a double century in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Sri Lanka, under new captain Kusal Mendis, are expected to play an extra spinner in the top seven alongside a three-man pace attack.
Sri Lanka are seventh in the WTC standings with one win in six Tests, while defeat here would end Pakistan's hopes of reaching the final. Pakistan lead the head-to-head 23-17 from 59 Tests, and the pitch in Rawalpindi is expected to be flat, especially in the first two days.
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The latest win probability for this match is below, or you can check out the latest match momentum with our Manhattan graphic here
Pakistan XI: Azan Awais, Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Taha, Babar Azam (c), Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Ghazi Ghori (wk), Arafat Minhas, Razaullah, Mohammad Abbas, Saqib Khan
Sri Lanka XI: Kamindu Mendis, Lahiru Udara (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis (c), Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sonal Dinusha, Milan Rathnayaka, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka
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Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
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