Pakistan finish on 24 for two at stumps on Day 1 of the first Test of the two-match series at the Galle International Stadium on Saturday. After bundling out Sri Lanka on 222, Pakistan couldn't make a good start to their innings, losing both openers shortly. Earlier, Shaheen Afridi took four wickets including the prized scalp of skipper Dimuth Karunaratne in the third over of the innings.Then Yasir Shah and Hasan Ali got among the wickets and Sri Lanka lost four till lunch break with the score being 80/4. Pakistan dominated the second session as well and kept the hosts to a weak first-innings score.

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