Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Live Score, Teams from Karachi

First test in 14 months on the Pakistan soil as 1st test begin from Saturday, 21st February, 2009 at National Stadium, Karachi from 10.00 A.M. local time. Sri Lanka and Pakistan will play 2 test matches.

Khurram Manzoor will likely open the inning with Salman Butt for Pakistan. Sohail Khan or Mohammad Talha will likely make their debut under the new captain Younis Khan.

Tharanga Paranavitana will open the inning for Sri Lanka in the absence of Jayasuriya. Mahela Jayawardhane will try to win the series under his last series as captain.

Pakistan Team, Squad for 1st Test at Karachi:

Salman Butt, Khurram Manzoor, Younis Khan (capt), Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal (wk), Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Talha/Sohail Khan.

Sri Lankan Team, Squad for 1st Test at Karachi:

Malinda Warnapura, Tharanga Paranativana, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis.