Sri Lanka v Pakistan Day 2 begins

 

Pakistan won the toss and elected to field, the Match was delayed by a wet outfield – Day 2.

Heavy morning showers delayed the start of the Galle Test, Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 1st Test, Galle, 1st day, June 17, 2015.

11.30 am Pakistan wins the toss and chooses to bowl

Misbah: “Looks like a batting track but it is a situational decision (given the rain and the possibility of more). There is always something on a fresh pitch in a Test match.”

Mathews would have batted first. Says the pitch looks pretty dry and should hopefully turn after the first couple of days

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Kithuruwan Vithanage, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Pradeep

Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Junaid Khan

Russell Arnold doing the pitch report on air says there will be some early movement with all the rain around, a breeze is also blowing. It is a hard wicket, and the best time to bat is now, says Arnold, for there will be turn later on. Pakistan will want to strike in the first session of an hour and 15 minutes