The first Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended in a draw.

On the final day of the match played in Rawalpindi, Lahiru Kumara gave Sri Lanka a good start by taking the wicket of Azan Owais (22) on the very first ball.

In the very next over, Mohammad Taha (24) fell victim to Asitha Fernando. After the total score of 57 for 3, captain Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel batted responsibly and put on a 50-run partnership.

Babar Azam was dismissed for 34 runs. Salman Ali Agha also could not stay at the crease for long and was dismissed for 13 runs.

Ghazi Ghauri 34, Arafat Minhas 16 and Saud Shakeel once again fell victim to nervous nineties and were dismissed for 97 runs.

Pakistan declared their innings at 284 for eight with a lead of 272 runs, but with only an hour remaining, the match was called off after consultation between the two teams.

The previous day, play was called off early due to poor light and two sessions could not be completed throughout the day.

Earlier, debutant Saqib Khan had stopped Sri Lanka from taking a big lead with devastating bowling.

The Sri Lankan team had been bowled out for 446 runs in their first innings. Dhananjaya de Silva scored 167 and captain Kaushal Mendis scored 117.

Saqib Khan took 7 wickets and became the fourth Pakistani bowler to take 7 wickets in an innings on Test debut. Earlier, Mohammad Zahid, Mohammad Nazir and Abrar Ahmed had achieved this feat.

Apart from Saqib Khan, Mohammad Abbas took 2 wickets and Razaullah took one wicket.

It may be recalled that Pakistan declared their first innings at 434 for 9. Saud Shakeel (93), Tayyab Arif (57), Arafat Minhas (52), Mohammad Taha (51) and captain Babar Azam (50) scored half-centuries.

Asitha Fernando and Dilshan Madushanka were prominent for Sri Lanka by taking 3 wickets each.