Left-handed Dimuth Karunaratne made 21 in an opening stand of 30 with Kaushal Silva when he was dismissed by left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz in the 13th over of the innings. Karunaratne attempted to pull a short ball but only managed to edge a catch to wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed to provide the tourists a much-needed breakthrough.

The wicket would have come as a relief to skipper Misbah-ul Haq, who surprisingly elected to field on a slow pitch after winning the toss. Wahab had Karunaratne caught in the slips off a no-ball in his first over before umpire Paul Reiffel warned the bowler for running on the wicket on his follow through later in the same over.

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The prolific Sangakkara, who took a break from his English county commitments with Surrey to play for his nation, began ominously by driving his first delivery from Wahab to the mid-on fence. Rain has been forecast in the southern coastal town on all five days of the match. Sri Lanka and Pakistan are due to play three Tests, followed by five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches.