
Pakistan declared their first innings at 434 for nine against Sri Lanka in the opening Test at Rawalpindi after producing a solid batting performance.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field, but Pakistan's batters made the visitors work hard for their wickets, building an imposing first-innings total.
Saud Shakeel top-scored for Pakistan with an impressive 93, narrowly missing out on a century. Tayyab Arif contributed 57, while Arafat Minhas added 52 and Mohammad Taha scored 51. Pakistan captain Babar Azam also made a valuable half-century, scoring 50.
For Sri Lanka, Asitha Fernando and Dilshan Madushanka were the leading wicket-takers, claiming three wickets each. Fernando finished with figures of 3/107, while Madushanka returned 3/108.


































