Factbox - Pakistan versus Sri Lanka, first Test
Factbox - Pakistan versus Sri Lanka, first Test.
(Reuters/Dunya News) - Factbox on the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which began on Wednesday:
WHEN?
Dec. 11-15 (1000 a.m local time/0500 GMT)
WHERE?
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium (15,000 capacity)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Umpires: Michael Gough, Richard Kettleborough (both England)
Third umpire: Richard Illingworth (England)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
PAKISTAN
World ranking: 8
Coach: Misbah-ul-Haq
Captain: Azhar Ali
Team: Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali (capt.), Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan Shinwari, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi
SRI LANKA
World ranking: 6
Coach: Mickey Arthur
Captain: Dimuth Karunaratne
Team: Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dilruwan Perera, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara
PREVIOUS RAWALPINDI TESTS
2000 - Sri Lanka won by two wickets
REMAINING FIXTURE
Dec. 19-23 Second Test National Stadium, Karachi (1000 a.m. local/0500 GMT)
