Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Live Score, Stream & Updates | PAK vs SL | Wed Dec 18 2013

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In-form Pakistan are seeking to build on their recent thrilling one-day triumph in South Africa when they take on dangerous but rusty Sri Lanka in a five-match series starting in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.


Pakistan last month sealed their first-ever ODI series win against the Proteas, beating them 2-1 just weeks after a 4-1 drubbing against the same opposition in the UAE. Skipper Misbah-ul Haq, whose side lie sixth in the one-day rankings, two places lower than Sri Lanka, hopes they can build on their confidence-building success, saying his players thrive under pressure. But Misbah warned his side against complacency.
Pakistan will be withou
t lanky paceman Mohammad Irfan — who stands seven feet one inch (2.15 metres) tall — after the bowler fractured his hip bone during the Twenty20 series against South Africa last month and was ruled out of the series.
Sri Lanka will be missing former captain Mahela Jayawardene and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath, who both opted out of the one-dayers. Sri Lanka have been frustrated by a lack of match practice after their drawn three-match ODI series against New Zealand last month was disrupted by rain.
The Twenty20 series between the sides finished all square at 1-1.
The remaining ODIs will be played in Dubai (December 20), Sharjah (December 22) and Abu Dhabi (December 25 and 27).
The one-day series will be followed by three Tests.
The 1st ODI match between Pakistan vs Sri Lanka is being played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on 18th December at 11:00 GMT, 15:00 local in Sharjah and 16:00 PKT in Pakistan.
You can catch ball by ball coverage with commentary and live scores along with batting, bowling and fielding statistics for the 1st ODI match of PAK vs SL here on Cricket.com.pk – You can also read Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match updates and match report after the match is over.