Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd Test Day 1 Live Updates: Fawad Alam Returns As Sri Lanka Opt To Bat

SL vs PAK, 2nd Test Day Live Updates: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the second Test at the Galle International Stadium. At the toss, Pakistan captain Babar Azam confirmed that Fawad Alam and Nauman Ali replace Azhar Ali and the injured Shaheen Shah Afridi in the playing XI. For Sri Lanka, Asitha Fernando and Dunith Wellalage replace Kasun Rajitha and Maheesh Theekshana. A century from Babar in the first innings, and an unbeaten 160 from Abdullah Shafique during the chase handed Pakistan a four-wicket win in the first Test earlier this week. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Pakistan XI: Imam ul Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fawad Alam, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Nauman Ali, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Naseem Shah

Sri Lanka XI:  Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Ramesh Mendis, Asitha Fernando, Prabath Jayasuriya, Dunith Wellalage

No run.

Shah serves it full, outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne gets on the front foot and drives it to the right of extra cover. He fails to find the gap.

Third dot of the over! Shah stems in from over the wicket and hits the length hard, outside off and makes it shape in a touch. Dimuth Karunaratne has no shot to offer.

Good length, outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne shoulders his arms at it.

Length ball, on off, flicked to the leg side.

FOUR! Well played! It is full, wide outside off. Oshada Fernando gets on the front foot drives it through the gap at covers at finds the boundary. 10 runs off the over then.

Back of a length, outside off. Oshada Fernando moves across and leaves it alone with a 360 spin inside the crease.

Ali serves it on a length, around middle and leg.