RAWALPINDI: Sri Lanka has won the toss and elected to bat first against the hosts on Wednesday as test cricket returns to Pakistan after a decade.
Captain Azhar Ali, at the toss said, Yasir Shah and Imam-ul-haq are out of the playing XI meanwhile Abid Ali and Usman Shinwari are playing their debut match today.
He expressed great contentment over playing at home ground after 10-years.
Sri Lanka skipper on the other hand, also expressed happiness over playing in Pakistan and said, ‘Our players are used to with conditions here, we have not played in Pakistan since a long time’.
The pitch is good for batting, so we elected to bat first, he added. 
Haris Sohail who was a complete flop in Australia tour is playing today, with Fawad Alam once again being ignored.
High-level security has been set up around Rawalpindi cricket stadium.
Playing XI
Pakistan: Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali (captain), Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Usman Khan Shinwari, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella (wicket-keeper), Dilruwan Perera, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha and Lahiru Kumara
