Asad Shafiq, who missed the third Test against Sri Lanka due to an injury, has recovered and is likely to play in the 1st ODI starting July 11, 2015.
The match start time is 10:00 a.m. local. 9:30 Pakistan time. The toss news and final squads will be updated here just before the match starts.
The weather forecast is fine and there seem to be some moisture on the track due to persistent rain in Dambulla.
Pakistan was whitewashed in the ODI series in Bangladesh. They need to perform well in this five ODI series.
The 2nd and 3rd ODIs will be played on July 15 and 19 respectively.
Viewers in Pakistan can watch the series live on PTV Sports Tv channel. Ten Cricket will broadcast the matches live in India. The live streaming can be watched at the official website of PTV Sports.
Ten Sports also will be streaming the match online at http://www.tensports.com
Pakistan pacer Mohammad Irfan has made a comeback to the ODI team after he was declared fit from a stress fracture that he suffered during the 2015 World Cup.
Allrounder Bilal Asif and middle-order batsman Mukhtar Ahmed and pacers Ehsan Adil and Rahat Ali have also been included in the 16-man squad.
Hammad Azam, Mohammad Sami and Junaid Khan were dropped after the Bangladesh debacle
The probable playing XI as below:
Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Sachithra Senanayake, Lasith Malinga, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna and Suranga Lakmal.
Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Azhar Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Mukhtar Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Irfan and Rahat Ali.