Pakistan speedster Shaheen Afridi was lauded after he completed 100 wickets in Test cricket on Sunday in Galle.
The lanky pacer achieved the feat after dismissing Sri Lankan opener Nishan Madushka (4) in the third over of the innings.
Afridi donned the whites for Pakistan after almost a year since he was on the sidelines due to a knee injury.
Afridi is the 19th Pakistan cricketer to bag 100 wickets in the longest format of the game.
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Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first against Pakistan in the first Test.
Lineups
Sri Lanka: 1 Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), 2 Nishan Madhushka, 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Angelo Mathews, 5 Dinesh Chandimal, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva, 7 Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), 8 Ramesh Mendis, 9 Prabath Jayasuriya, 10 Kasun Rajitha, 11 Vishwa Fernando
Pakistan: 1 Abdullah Shafique, 2 Imam-ul-Haq, 3 Shan Masood, 4 Babar Azam (capt), 5 Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), 6 Saud Shakeel, 7 Agha Salman, 8 Nauman Ali, 9 Naseem Shah, 10 Abrar Ahmed, 11 Shaheen Shah Afridi
Schedule
16-20 July – First Test at Galle International Cricket Stadium
24-28 July – Second Test at Singhalese Sports Club, Colombo
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