Pakistan vs Sri Lanka live: 281/5 (67.2 ov); 0

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka is live now at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field This is 1st Test of Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026/27, a Test, and the note below follows this session rather than a generic preview.

Score: 281/5 (67.2 ov); 0.

Shan Masood and Kusal Mendis are the players this session keeps returning to. A wicket now changes Sri Lanka's bowling plan. A stand that lasts another half hour changes what Pakistan can ask of the rest of this Test.

Match snapshot

• Fixture: 1st Test
• Series: Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2026/27
• Format: Test
• Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
• Start (IST): Monday, 9 November 2026 at 10:00 IST
• Start (venue local): Monday, 9 November 2026 at 09:30 GMT+5
• Status: Live now
• Pakistan: Pakistan Men TEST
• Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Men ODI

Times are converted from the fixture timestamp. IST is Asia/Kolkata. The venue clock is shown only when the ground is on the timezone list. The 1st Test score stays on the live scoreboard.

Where the match stands

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field Set that next to Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The ball either does something in this hour of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka or the batters are allowed to settle.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be separated by sessions at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, not by one over. The new ball and the first-innings total still set the match. For Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, the live scoreboard carries the balls and this page carries what that score is saying.

Still in the game

Pakistan — names on the squad record, not a confirmed playing XI: Shan Masood (Batsman), Abdullah Shafique (Batsman), Babar Azam (All-Rounder), Mohammad Rizwan (Wicket Keeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Bowler), Imam-ul-Haq (Batsman), Rohail Nazir (Batsman), Saud Shakeel (Batsman).

Sri Lanka — names on the squad record, not a confirmed playing XI: Kusal Mendis (Batsman), Kamil Mishara (Bowler), Pathum Nissanka (Batsman), Pavan Rathnayake (Bowler), Sadeera Samarawickrama (Wicket Keeper), Charith Asalanka (Batsman), Wanindu Hasaranga (All-Rounder), Janith Liyanage (Batsman).

When 1st Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka is official, this same page becomes the report and the scoreline stays locked to Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Sources and limits

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Written by the Sports Infoline Desk for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Analysis is not a team announcement.