Honours even at the end of day 1 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka
The first day’s play between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended with honours even in a historic moment as test cricket returned to Pakistan shores after a gap of 10 years played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Wednesday. Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and decided to bat first. Karunaratne played with confidence against the Pakistani bowling line up which comprised off four fast bowlers in the form of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Shinwari, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Abbas. Oshando Fernando did not get much off the strike in the initial overs. The Sri Lankan captain looked steady with his stroke play. Sri Lanka scored 38 runs in the first hour. Making his test debut, Shinwari bowled a beauty which hit the bails but did not dislodged. Karunaratne reached his fifty with a streaky boundary off 90 balls. Fernando gained his confidence with aggressive stroke play. At the lunch break, Sri Lanka were 89 for 0. It was an ideal start for the Pakistani team in the...