Sri Lanka has won the toss and will bat against Pakistan in the first Test match which will begin at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi in a short while today (28).
Opener Kaushal Silva and Lahiru Thirimanne will make their Test comeback after a long lapse as Sri Lanka field a side of six specialized batsmen, two spinners and three seamers.
For Pakistan Haris Sohail will make his Test debut today.
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal (Capt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep.
Pakistan: Shan Masood, Sami Aslam, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed (Capt/wk), Mohammad Amir, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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