First Test: Pakistan Call On Sri Lanka To Bat

Pakistan won the toss and called upon Sri Lanka to bat first in the first Test of the three match series at Galle.

The first day of the match was washed out. The toss was not taken on the first day.

Pakistani captain Misbah ul Haq won the toss a short while ago and had no hesitation to call on his opponents to bat first under overcast conditions.

The match is to start at 12 noon.

Sri Lanka Team
 
Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kumar Sangakkara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews*, Kithruwan Vithanage, Dinesh Chandimal, Dammika Prasad, Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Pradeep
 
Pakistan Team
 
Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar