Sri Lanka bowl first in Rawalpindi ODI tri-series opener

Live: Pakistan 227/5 in 39.3 overs — Salman Agha 72*, Arafat Minhas 3*; Sri Lanka fielding; Saad Baig debuted.

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first in the ODI tri-series opener at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Saad Baig makes his Pakistan ODI debut as wicket-keeper-batter, preferred over Ghazi Ghori.

Shadab Khan and Sufyan Moqim are out of the first match with illness, the PCB said.

Pakistan’s XI is led by Shaheen Shah Afridi and includes Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub.

The seven-match tri-series with England runs until a final on October 31, moving later to Lahore.

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