Azam says new Pakistan Test squad ready to fight against Sri Lanka
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1 min readFrom 3 outlets- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first.
- Pakistan were 281 for five at stumps on day one.
- The match opened a two-Test series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
- Babar Azam had described Pakistan’s squad as overhauled ahead of the series.
Daily Mirror Sport reports that Pakistan captain Babar Azam hoped an overhauled team could make a fresh start in the first Test after a poor series against England. Hiru News reports that the Pakistan-Sri Lanka series began in Rawalpindi.
ThePapare reports that the opening match of the two-Test series started on November 9 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Ada Derana and ThePapare report that Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl, with ThePapare noting that captain Kusal Mendis selected a pace-focused attack with three specialist seamers.
Ada Derana and ThePapare report that Pakistan closed the first day on 281 for five. ThePapare says Pakistan were batting first and notes that Arafat Minhas was among the contributors, but the supplied report text gives no further batting figures.
Newswire reports that Mendis expressed confidence in Sri Lanka’s ability to play on Pakistan’s green pitches. The available reports provide no details on the remainder of the innings or the next day’s schedule.
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