Pakistan field four debutants for first Test; Sri Lanka opt to bowl
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Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Under bright sunshine at the Pindi Stadium, Kusal Mendis, captaining Sri Lanka in Test cricket for the first time, said there was enough green.
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- —Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.
- —Under bright sunshine at the Pindi Stadium, Kusal Mendis, captaining Sri Lanka in Test cricket for the first time, said there was enough green on the pitch to indicate the quicker bowlers could exploit the first session.
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