Live Scorecard: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test Day 1

9.41 am GMT - TEA ON DAY 1 - 23 overs were bowled in this session where Pakistan scored 77 runs and lost just 1 wicket which was of Babar Azam. Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, Pitched up now, on off, Taha plays a punchy drive down towards mid on.

That will be Tea on Day 1. Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, Honing in on the off stump, on a back of a length. Shakeel drops his bat down on the ball hurriedly and it squirts off the inner half to deep backward square leg for a run.

Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, Goes past the bat for the third ball in a row. Probing bowling from Kumara. On a nagging length, slanting in towards the off stump before nipping away off the surface. Saud plays the initial line of the ball and is beaten past the outside edge.

Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, Beaten again! Bowled by going wide on the crease, into the surface, a bit wide on off. Shakeel flashes but is beaten for pace. Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, Beaten! Angled in, on the shorter side, on off.

Shakeel looks to keep it out with an angled bat but it nips away to go past the outside edge. It dies down on its way to the keeper and just about carries to Kusal Mendis. Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, Full and speared in at the pads.

Taha leans inside the line and helps it down to deep fine leg for a single. Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, On a length, across off. Shakeel defends it out. Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, Very full, on middle and leg. Shakeel sinks to a knee and goes for the sweep.

It goes off the bottom edge and down to the left of deep fine leg for a couple of runs. Sonal Dinusha to Mohammad Taha, Floated on the pads, Taha goes down on a knee and ramps this to short fine leg for one. Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, Full and on the pads, Saud flicks this away to deep square leg for one.

The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters. Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, Tossed up on the pads, Saud tucks this to silly mid on. Sonal Dinusha to Saud Shakeel, Full toss, on leg, Saud pushes this to the bowler again.

Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, Bouncer, on off, Taha ducks down. Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, Good length, on off, Mohammad Taha dabs it to covers. Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, Good length, around off, Taha pokes at it and gets it edged but the ball lands on the half-volley to the second slip fielder.

Lahiru Kumara to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, that is cut away through point for a single. Lahiru Kumara to Mohammad Taha, 1 run, the batter goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid wicket for a single.