PAK vs SL 1st Test 2026 live scorecard, toss winner, winning probability, result and highlights from Rawalpindi
PAK vs SL 1st Test 2026 live scorecard, toss winner, winning probability, result and highlights from Rawalpindi originally appeared on Cricket News.
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KEY MATCH DETAILS: (Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1st Test)
- Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Captains: Babar Azam (Pakistan), Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)
- Toss result: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to field
- Live Telecast: PTV Sports, tapmad (Pakistan), Peo TV (Sri Lanka), Willow TV (North America)
- Umpires and match officials: Adrian Holdstock and Rodney Tucker (on-field umpires), Allahuddien Palekar (TV umpire), Faisal Afridi (fourth umpire), Dean Cosker (match referee)
- Match result: TBD
- Player of the Match: TBD
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Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1st Test live match scorecard
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Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1st Test, Day 2 Live Score & Updates
Welcome to CricketNews.com’s live coverage of the 1st Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
Day 2: Pakistan 434/9d
- Shakeel missed out on his century by a whisker as he departed for 93 runs. After losing nine wickets, Pakistan finally declared their innings for 434 runs. A massive total on board and is now upto the bowlers to restrict Sri Lanka to a moderate total.
- Pakistan have lost just one wicket in the first session on Day 2 as they inch closer towards the 400-run mark. A big total loading for the hosts. Saud Shakeel is batting brilliantly, and he is in his 90s.
- Match resumes at Rawalpindi. The hosts will hope to build on their quality start and hope to add as many runs as possible.
DAY 1 STUMPS: Pakistan 277/5 (Shakeel 57*, Ghori 3*)
- Pakistan ended Day 1 at 277/5 after 67.2 overs.
- Sri Lanka fought back in the final session, picking up two wickets and conceding 65 runs.
- Debutant Mohammad Taha scored a fighting 51 off 105 balls before falling to Sonal Dinusha.
- Saud Shakeel remained unbeaten on 57 off 112 deliveries, finally converting his start into a half-century.
- Salman Agha contributed 16 before being dismissed by Asitha Fernando.
- Ghazi Ghori was unbeaten on 3 alongside Saud at stumps.
- Play was stopped due to bad light, with stumps officially called soon after. Only 67.2 overs were bowled on the opening day, with Sri Lanka also struggling with a poor over rate.
AT TEA: Pakistan 214/3 (Taha 41*, Shakeel 24*)
- Pakistan reached 214/3 at tea on Day 1, adding 75 runs and losing just one wicket in the second session.
- Babar Azam scored a half-century (50 off 58 balls, including seven fours) before being dismissed by Dilshan Madushanka.
- Madushanka broke the 70-run partnership between Babar and Mohammad Taha, with Kusal Mendis taking the catch behind the stumps.
- Debutant Mohammad Taha remained unbeaten on 41 off 96 deliveries.
- Taha survived a dropped catch at 30, when a powerful shot towards short midwicket was not held by Sooriyabandara.
- Saud Shakeel was unbeaten on 24 off 67 balls, with the pair adding an unbeaten 57-run partnership.
- Sri Lanka’s pacers bowled with greater discipline and extracted movement from the surface, slowing Pakistan’s scoring considerably.
AT LUNCH: Pakistan 137/2 (Taha 15*, Babar 31*)
- Pakistan dominated the opening session and reached 137/2 in 29.6 overs at lunch on Day 1 of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
- Debutant Tayyab Arif smashed a 46-ball half-century, scoring 57 off 51 deliveries, including nine fours and a six.
- Azan Awais scored 30 off 50 balls as the opening pair added 86 runs off just 97 deliveries.
- Sri Lanka fought back with two quick wickets, with Milan Rathnayaka dismissing Awais and Asitha Fernando removing Arif.
- Babar Azam (31*) and debutant Mohammad Taha (15*) remained unbeaten at lunch, putting together an unbeaten partnership.
- Sri Lanka’s seamers struggled with their lines and lengths despite some early movement from the green-looking surface.
Toss result:
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first. Pakistan will bat on Day 1.
Pre-match:
Pakistan come into the two-match Test series after beating Sri Lanka 2-1 in the T20Is and winning the ODI tri-series at home, but their red-ball form has been poor. They lost 3-0 to England in their last Test series and have won only two of their last nine Tests.
Babar Azam leads a young Pakistan side without Shan Masood, Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, while Mohammad Rizwan missed out despite a double century in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Sri Lanka, under new captain Kusal Mendis, are expected to play an extra spinner in the top seven alongside a three-man pace attack.
Sri Lanka are seventh in the WTC standings with one win in six Tests, while defeat here would end Pakistan’s hopes of reaching the final. Pakistan lead the head-to-head 23-17 from 59 Tests, and the pitch in Rawalpindi is expected to be flat, especially in the first two days.
Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1st Test Win Probability
The latest win probability for this match is below, or you can check out the latest match momentum with our Manhattan graphic here
TeamWin percentagePakistan40%Sri Lanka40%Draw20%
Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1st Test Lineups
Pakistan XI: Azan Awais, Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Taha, Babar Azam (c), Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Ghazi Ghori (wk), Arafat Minhas, Razaullah, Mohammad Abbas, Saqib Khan
Sri Lanka XI: Kamindu Mendis, Lahiru Udara (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis (c), Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sonal Dinusha, Milan Rathnayaka, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka
Key highlights and reactions: Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1st Test
Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka Test series schedule
DateMatchLocal Time (IST)VenueResultNov. 9-13Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka, 1st Test10:00 a.m.Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, RawalpindiNov. 17-21Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka, 2nd Test10:00 a.m.Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
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