Pakistan win toss, elect to bat in second Sri Lanka Test

Dunya News

The first test that was played in Galle was won by Pakistani players.

COLOMBO (Dunya News/Agencies) - Captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and decided to bat first in the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday.

Earlier, bad weather washed out the opening day’s play of first Test without a ball being bowled in the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle, but later the victory was snatched by Pakistani players.

Sri Lanka and Pakistan are due to play three Tests, followed by five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches.

Teams

PAKISTAN: A Shehzad, M Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, A Shafiq, S Ahmed, Wahab Riaz, Y Shah, Z Babar, J Khan


SRI LANKA : JK Silva, FDM Karunaratne, KC Sangakkara, HDRL Thirimanne, AD Mathews, LD Chandimal, KDK Vithanage, KTGD Prasad, PHT Kaushal, PVD Chameera, HMRKB Herath