2017 Pakistan and Sri Lanka in UAE, 2 -Match Test Series - First Test @ Abu Dhabi Thursday Sep 28 - Oct 02,2017

Pakistan will step into a new Test era without retired batting greats Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq when they take on Sri Lanka in the first Test in Abu Dhabi from Thursday. 

Playing without Younis and Misbah is unaccustomed territory for Pakistan, who haven't had a Test featuring neither of the talismanic, prolific pair in seven years.

It comes as they prepare to welcome the return of full international cricket to their home country next month, when Sri Lanka visit for a Twenty20 game in Lahore.

Together, Younis and Misbah have appeared in 193 Tests, accumulating 15,331 runs, 44 centuries and 15 century stands between them, briefly lifting the team to the top of the Test rankings in August last year. 

They have dominated the batting at Pakistan's venues in United Arab Emirates (UAE), where they have been forced to play home games since a deadly terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in 2009.

The pair made Pakistan so invincible that they have not lost any of the nine series they have played in UAE, with new captain Sarfraz Ahmed vowing to implement what they learnt from the two greats.

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first

 Test Debut - Haris Sohail(Pakistan)

Squads

Pakistan

 1 Shan Masood, 2 Sami Aslam, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Asad Shafiq, 5 Babar Azam, 6 Haris Sohail, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (capt & wk), 8 Mohammad Amir, 9 Yasir Shah, 10 Mohammad Abbas, 11 Hasan Ali

Sri Lanka 

1 Kaushal Silva, 2 Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Dinesh Chandimal (capt), 5 Lahiru Thirimanne, 6 Niroshan Dickwella (wk), 7 Dilruwan Perera, 8 Rangana Herath, 9 Suranga Lakmal, 10 Lakshan Sandakan, 11 Nuwan Pradeep

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 21 Runs

Scorecard

Sri Lanka 419 and 138

Pakistan  422 and 114

Match Result - Sri Lanka won by 21 Runs

MOM - Rangana Herath(Sri Lanka) for his 5/93(40 Overs) and 6/43(21.4 Overs)

Series Result - Sri Lanka lead the 2-Match Test Series 1-0