Rawalpindi Test: Day one in pictures

Pakistan restricted Sri Lanka to 202/5 before play ended on day one due to bad light

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Pakistan's cricketers celebrate the dismissal of Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews (R) during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Pakistan's Shaheen Shah (C) celebrates after dismissing Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Sri Lankan batsman Dimuth Karunaratne, center, falls down after a delivery of Pakistani pacer Naseem Shah hitting his neck during the first-day of the 1st cricket test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019.
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Pakistan's Usman Shinwari delivers a ball during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Sri Lankan batsman Dimuth Karunaratne plays a shot during the first-day of the 1st cricket test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019.
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Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews (R) and Dhananjaya De Silva take a run during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Pakistan's cricketers celebrate the dismissal of Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis (not pictured) during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Cricket fans cheer during the first-day of the 1st cricket test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019.
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Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne avoids a bouncer during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Pakistan's Naseem Shah reacts after a delivery during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Buses carrying Sri Lanka's and Pakistan's cricketers arrive at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 10, 2019, ahead of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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Sir Lanka's Oshada Fernando plays a shot during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Pakistan's Mohammad Abbas (L) celebrates with teammates after bowing out Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal (not pictured) during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Pakistan's cricket team members listen to national anthem before the start of the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Sri Lanka's cricket team members listen to national anthem before the start of the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Police commandos escort vehicles carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team as they arrive at the Pindi stadium for the first cricket test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019.
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Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews plays a shot during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi runs to deliver a ball during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Spectators watch the play during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on December 11, 2019.
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Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lankan batsman Dimuth Karunaratne during the first-day of the 1st cricket test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019.

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