Sri Lanka gained the toss and elected to bowl first within the first one-day worldwide (ODI) of a three-match sequence towards Pakistan on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka are touring Pakistan for the three-match ODI sequence, because the remaining two matches will probably be performed on the identical venue on November 13 and 15.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have come face-to-face 157 occasions in ODIs, with the previous dominating the head-to-head report with 93 victories, in comparison with the 1996 champions’ 59. One match resulted in a tie, whereas 4 resulted in no outcome.
Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Charith Asalanka unveiled the glittering trophy on Monday.
The ODI sequence will probably be adopted by a tri-nation sequence that includes Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe ranging from November.
The 2 groups final confronted one another in an ODI bilateral sequence in 2019, which Pakistan gained 2-0.
Taking part in XIs:
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Salman Agha, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi(c), Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka(c), Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando.
