Fawad Alam and Nauman Ali replace Azhar Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi


Colombo: Sri Lanka continue to bat on the first day of the second test against Pakistan being played at Galle International Stadium today.
Pakistan side has 1-0 victory in this series and both sides aim to clinch victory.
The Pakistan side made two changes as Fawad Alam and Nauman Ali replace Azhar Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi. Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the Test due to a knee injury.
Earlier, Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the decisive test match.
Pakistan: Imam ul Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fawad Alam, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Nauman Ali, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Naseem Shah
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Ramesh Mendis, Asitha Fernando, Prabath Jayasuriya, Dunith Wellalage
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