Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Nov 9, 2026 (AFP) - Sri Lanka win toss, send Pakistan into bat in first Test

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2026-11-09

Sri Lankan skipper Kusal Mendis won the toss and opted to bowl against Pakistan in the first Test in Rawalpindi on Monday. Sri Lanka went into the match without a frontline spinner, opting instead for a four-man pace attack on a green-tinged Pindi Stadium pitch. Pakistan selected three fast bowlers and a spin-bowling all-rounder, while handing Test debuts to Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Taha, Arafat Minhas and Saqib Khan. The second Test is in Lahore fr......

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