Cricket is back in Pakistan as Sri Lanka is all set to begin their three-match ODI series against Pakistan today (11th November). Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi is the venue for the first ODI between the two teams. 2:30 PM is the local time for the match to begin, whereas it is 3 PM as per Indian Standard Time. Where to watch the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Live streaming? is the question.
The last time the Sri Lankan team was in action was in the Asia Cup. They had a great start to the tournament, but did not make the final. However, it was a T20 format tournament. Pakistan recently faced South Africa in all three formats. It was a start series from Pakistan as they won the ODI and T20 series. Eventually, the test series ended in a 1-1 draw.
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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Live streaming
The matches of Pakistan are most probably not telecast in India, and it is the same with this Pakistan vs Sri Lanka series as well. If the fans want to watch this series, then the Sports TV YouTube channel will be live-streaming the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka ODI series in India. Apart from that, there is no platform where the fans can watch the series.
Head-to-head in ODIs: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka have faced each other a total of 157 times in the ODI format. Pakistan is the team that has pure dominance in the head-to-head record, as they have won 93 times out of the 157 matches. On the other hand, Sri Lanka has won a total of 59 matches, whereas four matches ended in a no result and one match ended in a tie.
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Expected Playing XI
The Pakistan team just won their series against the South African team and will not want to make many changes to their team. Shaheen Afridi will be the captain of the Pakistan team. Sri Lanka will want to regain its winning form as Charith Asalanka will be leading the Sri Lankan team.
Sri Lanka expected XI:
- Batsmen: Pathum Nissanka, Pavan Rathnayake, Sadeera Samarawickrama, and Charith Asalanka (C)
- Wicketkeeper: Kusal Mendis
- All-rounders: Kamindu Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga
- Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, and Pramod Madushan
Pakistan expected XI:
- Batsmen: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, and Hussain Talat
- Wicketkeeper: Mohammad Rizwan
- All-rounders: Mohammad Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf
- Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi (C), Abrar Ahmed, and Haris Rauf
Match Winner Prediction: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI
The kind of form the Pakistan team is coming into the series will be tough for the Sri Lankan team to stop them. It just takes one day to stop any team who are in great form. We are predicting the Sri Lanka team to win the first ODI against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
