Sri Lanka
Pakistan
222 & 337
218 & 344/6(127ov)
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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Test 2022 – Who Will Win Today’s Match?

16 Jul 2022, Galle International Stadium, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2022
Pakistan win by 4 wickets

Betting Tip –  Sri Lanka will win the first Test against Pakistan at Galle.

Sri Lanka win @2.98

Sri Lanka to beat Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka have an in-form spin trio of Ramesh Mendis, Prabhat Jayasuriya and Maheesh Theekshana.
  • Sri Lanka are well-adjusted to the Galle pitches, having played two matches against Australia at the venue.
  • Sri Lanka thumped Australia in the most recent fixture by an innings and 39 runs.

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Live Score

  • Scorecard
  • SLA 1ST INN
    BATSMEN R B 4s 6s SR
    Oshada Fernando c Mohammad Rizwan b Hasan Ali 35 49 5 0 71.43
    Dimuth Karunaratne b Shaheen Afridi 1 7 0 0 14.29
    Kusal Mendis c Mohammad Rizwan b Yasir Shah 21 35 3 0 60
    Angelo Mathews c Naseem Shah b Yasir Shah 0 15 0 0 0
    Dinesh Chandimal c Yasir Shah b Hasan Ali 76 115 10 1 66.09
    Dhananjaya de Silva b Shaheen Afridi 14 28 2 0 50
    Niroshan Dickwella c Agha Salman b Shaheen Afridi 4 4 1 0 100
    Ramesh Mendis c Mohammad Rizwan b Naseem Shah 11 41 1 0 26.83
    Prabath Jayasuriya lbw Mohammad Nawaz 3 9 0 0 33.33
    Maheesh Theekshana c Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Afridi 38 65 4 1 58.46
    Kasun Rajitha not out 12 32 1 0 37.5
    Total (66.09 Ov, RR: 3.35) 222/10
    BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
    Shaheen Afridi 14 3 58 4 4.14 0 0
    Hasan Ali 12 2 23 2 1.91 0 0
    Naseem Shah 13 0 53 1 4.07 0 3
    Yasir Shah 21 4 66 2 3.14 0 0
    Mohammad Nawaz 6 2 18 1 3 0 0
    PAK 1ST INN
    BATSMEN R B 4s 6s SR
    Abdullah Shafique lbw Prabath Jayasuriya 13 47 2 0 27.66
    Imam ul-Haq lbw Kasun Rajitha 2 16 0 0 12.5
    Azhar Ali lbw Prabath Jayasuriya 3 41 0 0 7.32
    Babar Azam lbw Maheesh Theekshana 119 244 11 2 48.77
    Mohammad Rizwan c Niroshan Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis 19 35 3 0 54.29
    Agha Salman lbw Prabath Jayasuriya 5 15 1 0 33.33
    Mohammad Nawaz c Oshada Fernando b Prabath Jayasuriya 5 18 0 0 27.78
    Shaheen Afridi lbw Prabath Jayasuriya 0 1 0 0 0
    Yasir Shah c Dhananjaya de Silva b Maheesh Theekshana 18 56 1 0 32.14
    Hasan Ali c Dinesh Chandimal b Ramesh Mendis 17 21 0 2 80.95
    Naseem Shah not out 5 52 1 0 9.62
    Total (90.5 Ov, RR: 2.4) 218/10
    BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
    Kasun Rajitha 11 2 42 1 3.81 1 1
    Maheesh Theekshana 25 6 68 2 2.72 0 0
    Prabath Jayasuriya 39 10 82 5 2.1 0 0
    Ramesh Mendis 13 2 18 2 1.38 0 0
    Dhananjaya de Silva 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
    SLA 2ND INN
    BATSMEN R B 4s 6s SR
    Oshada Fernando c Babar Azam b Yasir Shah 64 125 6 1 51.2
    Dimuth Karunaratne lbw Mohammad Nawaz 16 29 2 0 55.17
    Kasun Rajitha lbw Mohammad Nawaz 7 12 1 0 58.33
    Kusal Mendis b Yasir Shah 76 126 9 0 60.32
    Angelo Mathews c Babar Azam b Mohammad Nawaz 9 25 1 0 36
    Dinesh Chandimal not out 94 139 5 2 67.63
    Dhananjaya de Silva b Yasir Shah 20 20 2 1 100
    Niroshan Dickwella b Mohammad Nawaz 12 11 2 0 109.09
    Ramesh Mendis b Mohammad Nawaz 22 32 2 0 68.75
    Maheesh Theekshana c Mohammad Rizwan b Hasan Ali 11 57 0 0 19.3
    Prabath Jayasuriya b Naseem Shah 4 25 1 0 16
    Total (100 Ov, RR: 3.36) 337/10
    BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
    Shaheen Afridi 7 2 21 0 3 0 0
    Mohammad Nawaz 28 2 88 5 3.14 0 0
    Agha Salman 16 1 53 0 3.31 0 0
    Yasir Shah 29 2 122 3 4.2 0 0
    Hasan Ali 12 3 19 1 1.58 0 0
    Babar Azam 1 0 9 0 9 0 0
    Naseem Shah 7 0 24 1 3.42 0 1
    PAK 2ND INN
    BATSMEN R B 4s 6s SR
    Abdullah Shafique not out 160 408 7 1 39.22
    Imam ul-Haq st Niroshan Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis 35 73 3 0 47.95
    Azhar Ali c Dhananjaya de Silva b Prabath Jayasuriya 6 32 0 0 18.75
    Babar Azam b Prabath Jayasuriya 55 104 4 1 52.88
    Mohammad Rizwan lbw Prabath Jayasuriya 40 74 2 0 54.05
    Agha Salman c Niroshan Dickwella b Prabath Jayasuriya 12 35 1 0 34.29
    Hasan Ali c Maheesh Theekshana b Dhananjaya de Silva 5 4 1 0 125
    Mohammad Nawaz not out 19 34 1 0 55.88
    Total (127.19 Ov, RR: 2.7) 344/6
    BOWLING O M R W ECON WD NB
    Kasun Rajitha 9 2 18 0 2 0 0
    Prabath Jayasuriya 56 10 135 4 2.41 0 0
    Ramesh Mendis 33 0 102 1 3.09 0 0
    Maheesh Theekshana 14 2 44 0 3.14 0 0
    Dhananjaya de Silva 15 1 33 1 2.2 0 0
  • Match Details
  • Home TeamSri Lanka
    Away TeamPakistan
    SeriesPakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2022
    UmpiresHandunnettige Dharmasena
    Rodney Tucker
    Raja Wimalasiri
    Match RefereeJeffrey Crowe

Match Prediction – SL vs PAK, 1st Test 2022 – Who will win today’s match?

Pakistan are on the tour of Sri Lankan island for a two-match Test series as a part of the World Test Championship. The two teams will meet in the first Test at Galle International Stadium from July 16.

The series is especially important for Pakistan, who will be eyeing a full 24 points towards the championship. They currently occupy the fourth place with 52.38 points percentage, having won three and drawn two Tests in the cycle.

Sri Lanka have won 54.17% of points this WTC cycle with the latest win against Australia in Galle pushing them above Pakistan. They have won four games and lost three in this cycle. Their most recent series against Australia resulted in a 1-1 draw.

TeamOverall WinsOverall Win %Last 5 WinsLast 5 Win %
Sri Lanka1629%240%
Pakistan2036%240%

Total Encounters – 55

Sri Lanka Preview

Sri Lanka are coming off a historic win over Australia in the previous fixture by an innings and 39 runs. It was their first ever innings win over the Aussies, built on the back of Dinesh Chandimal’s sublime double hundred and debutant Prabath Jayasuriya’s 12 wickets in the match.

Sri Lanka have faced some player availability issues in the last few weeks due to injuries and illness. Pathum Nissanka was the latest member to test Covid-19 positive. Oshada Fernando is likely to replace him at the top if he doesn’t recover. Asitha Fernando could also replace Kasun Rajitha after recovering from Covid-19.

Betting Tip – Who will be the best Batsman for Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka Top Batsman Dinesh Chandimal @6.0

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Dinesh Chandimal will be the top batter for Sri Lanka. Riding high on his career-best innings of 206*, this technically brilliant player will be one to watch out for. In his overall career, Chandimal has scored over 4600 runs at an average of 42 with 13 centuries.

Betting Tip – Who will be the best Bowler for Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka Top Bowler Prabath Jayasuriya @3.182

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Prabath Jayasuriya will be the top bowler for Sri Lanka. The left arm spinner had an incredible debut in the previous game, picking 6 wickets each in two innings. His FC numbers are excellent too, with 245 wickets in 63 matches at 25.08 apiece.

Sri Lanka Probable Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka/Oshada Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Prabath Jayasuriya, Kasun Rajitha/Asitha Fernando 

Pakistan Preview

Pakistan would want to leave the disappointment of their home series defeat to Australia behind them. Having drawn the first two Tests, they were outplayed by the Aussie bowling attack in the third game, facing a 115-run loss.

Pakistan have most of their playing XI locked with only a couple of spots needing some thought, mainly in the bowling unit. How they balance the pace and spin departments will be interesting.

Betting Tip – Who will be the best Batsman for Pakistan?

Pakistan Top Batsman Babar Azam @3.6

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Babar Azam will be the top batter for Pakistan. One of the best in the business, Azam has scored 2851 runs from 40 Test matches at an average of 46. He has six hundreds and 21 fifties to his credit. He’s coming off a magnificent 88 in the warm-up game.

Betting Tip – Who will be the best Bowler for Pakistan?

Pakistan Top Bowler Shaheen Afridi @4.0

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Shaheen Shah Afridi will be the best bowler for Pakistan. The left arm fast bowler has a pretty good record in Test cricket, having claimed 95 wickets from 24 Tests at an average of 25.08. Shaheen has four five-fors to his name. 

Pakistan Probable Playing XI: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali/Yasir Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali

Betting Tip – Who will be the Man of the match?

Man of the Match Prabath Jayasuriya @12.0

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Prabath Jayasuriya is the top contender for the ‘player of the match’. The pitches in Galle are good for spinners and the left arm spinner is coming off a 12-wk haul. Ramesh Mendis and Angelo Mathews are other candidates. From Pakistan, Babar Azam and Azhar Ali are top choices.

Pitch and Weather Conditions

The Galle International Stadium has always been very helpful for the spinners. Batting was extremely difficult in the first Test of the recent series but was considerably easier in the second. Expect spinners to dominate still.

The first two days of the Test could have some showers, with cloudy forecast and over 50% chance of precipitation. The weather shouldn’t affect the game much.

Toss Prediction

Out of 39 matches played at Galle, 21 have been won by the team batting first. Batting gets tougher as the game progresses so expect either side to elect batting first.

Team Line Ups

Sri Lanka Pakistan
Dimuth Karunaratne
Oshada Fernando
Kusal Mendis
Angelo Mathews
Dhananjaya de Silva
Dinesh Chandimal
Niroshan Dickwella
Ramesh Mendis
Maheesh Theekshana
Prabath Jayasuriya
Kasun Rajitha
Abdullah Shafique
Imam ul-Haq
Azhar Ali
Babar Azam
Mohammad Rizwan
Agha Salman
Mohammad Nawaz
Yasir Shah
Hasan Ali
Shaheen Afridi
Naseem Shah

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Series Fixtures

  • Completed
  • completed
    16 Jul 2022,
    Galle International Stadium,
    Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2022
    sri lanka
    Sri Lanka
    222 & 337
    Pakistan
    Pakistan
    218 & 344/6(127ov)
    completed
    24 Jul 2022,
    Galle International Stadium,
    Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2022
    sri lanka
    Sri Lanka
    378 & 360
    Pakistan
    Pakistan
    231 & 261/10(76.4ov)
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