- Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first.
- The hosts lost their early wicket in the second over.
- Shaheen took his career’s 100th wicket.
SL vs PAK: Rain delays the first session of the first Test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Galle International Stadium.
Earlier, the Galle weather forecast revealed that the city would receive rain on all five days of the first Test.
After winning the toss, Sri Lanka opted to bat first. The hosts lost one of the openers Nishan Madushka after Pakistan’s rising star Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed him off the wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Test wicket No.1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ for @iShaheenAfridi! 🤩
He removes Nishan Madushka in his second over of the day ☝️#SLvPAK pic.twitter.com/31kZNVAI7M
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) July 16, 2023
This wicket marked the 100th in Shaheen’s Test career becoming the 19th Paksiatni player to do so.
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