Pakistan inched closer to breaking their winless streak in Test matches as their spinners put on a remarkable display, restricting Sri Lanka to a score of 279 on Day 4 of the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Wednesday.
Saud Shakeel's double ton has put Pakistan in a strong position with hopes of ending their winless streak that has lasted for six Tests now against Sri Lanka on Day 3 of the first Test at Galle International Stadium.
"Really excited to be back in red-ball format and all eyes are on the Galle Test as we are prepared and ready for the challenge," the Pakistan skipper said ahead of the series as quoted by ICC.
The two-match Test series will mark the opening round of fixtures for both Sri Lanka and Pakistan in their World Test Championship 2023-25 campaign. Galle and Colombo have been shortlisted as the two venues, with the matches to be played between July 16 to 28, as per ICC.
Pathum Nissanka's brilliant unbeaten 55-run knock guided Sri Lanka to an easy five-wicket victory over Pakistan in their Super Four clash at Asia Cup 2022 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.