The Rawalpindi Test has come alive on Day 4. Debutant spinner Saqib Khan took seven wickets this morning as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 446, a slender lead of just 12 over Pakistan’s 434/9 declared. With two innings to come in less than two days, this is the only major international match on Thursday’s card, and the one to follow for fans in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
Today’s Matches
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan – 1st Test (ICC World Test Championship)
| Match | Format | AST | IST | PKT | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan vs Sri Lanka – Day 4 of 5 | Test | 07:30 (live now) | 10:00 | 09:30 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
Status: Sri Lanka resumed on 404/4 and lost their last six wickets for 42 runs to finish on 446 all out. Saqib Khan removed both overnight centurions, Dhananjaya de Silva (167) and captain Kusal Mendis (119), and went on to finish with 7/130 from 34 overs, a maiden five-wicket haul in his first Test. Mohammad Abbas took two wickets and Razaullah one. Pakistan now bat in their second innings, 12 runs behind, with Day 5 to follow on Friday.
Yesterday’s Results (Wednesday, 11 November)
| Match | Result |
|---|---|
| Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test – Day 3, Rawalpindi | Stumps: Pakistan 434/9 dec; Sri Lanka 404/4 (102 overs), trail by 30 |
Highlights
We could not confirm an official highlights video for Wednesday’s play, so here is a short recap.
Rawalpindi: Wednesday belonged to Sri Lanka. Starting the day on 114/3, they added 290 runs and lost only one wicket. Kamindu Mendis reached a fifty before edging Mohammad Abbas behind for 58. After that, Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis batted through the rest of the day, putting on an unbroken 249 for the fifth wicket. That is Sri Lanka’s highest fifth-wicket stand against Pakistan in Tests, beating the 207 made by Thilan Samaraweera and Tillakaratne Dilshan in Lahore in 2009. De Silva closed on 167* for his 14th Test hundred, and Kusal Mendis on 117* in his first Test as captain. Fading light brought another early finish.
Pakistan hit back hard on Thursday morning, which means the match is still open going into the final day.
Coming Up
Friday, 13 November is a busy day: the final day of the Rawalpindi Test, New Zealand vs India in the 4th ODI at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, Australia vs England in the 1st ODI at Perth Stadium, and the start of the second Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe Test. On Sunday, 15 November, South Africa host Bangladesh in the first Test at the Wanderers, Johannesburg. The Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test starts on 17 November; reports say it has been moved from Lahore to Rawalpindi because of poor air quality.
Last updated: 12 November 2026, 10:05 Riyadh time (AST). Match times may change due to weather or decisions by the organisers.
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