{"id":3955,"date":"2023-07-24T18:25:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T13:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=3955"},"modified":"2023-07-24T18:25:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T13:25:56","slug":"second-test-sri-lanka-won-the-toss-and-elected-to-bat-against-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=3955","title":{"rendered":"Second Test: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><strong>Pakistan and Sri Lanka have begun the second Test of the series in Colombo, where the visiting team has won the toss and decided to bat first. The national team is determined to clinch the series, maintaining an aggressive approach, much like the previous match.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With this series, both the teams have started the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka&#8217;s captain, Dimuth Karunaratne, won the toss and opted to bat first.<\/p>\n<p>For the second and final Test match of the series, there have been no changes made in the national team, and all the players who were part of the team in the first Test have been retained.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan&#8217;s final XI for the Colombo Test includes Babar Azam as the captain, Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Abid Ali, and Shaheen Shah Afridi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan and Sri Lanka have begun the second Test of the series in Colombo, where the visiting team has won the toss and decided to bat first. 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