Pakistan 46-1 after dismissing Sri Lanka for 204

ABU DHABI: Pakistan bowled out Sri Lanka for 204 runs in their first innings on the opening day of the first Test here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Tuesday.

Pakistan were 46 for one at stumps, losing Khurram Manzoor off the last ball of the day for 16 while his partner Ahmed Shehzad, who is playing his first Test, was at the crease with an unbeaten 25.

Earlier, fast bowler Junaid Khan grabbed his fourth five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka and Bilawal Bhatti made an impressive debut with three for 65 while off-spinner Saeed Ajmal claimed two for 32.

Captain Angelo Mathews launched the late counterattack by hitting 91 off 147 balls with 15 fours before he was the last man to be dismissed after adding 80 valuable runs with the tailenders.

Bhatti started the dramatic collapse by having three wickets in the space of eight balls after Sri Lanka appeared to have a confident start of 67-1.

He had Kaushal Perera (20), Mahela Jayawardene (5) and Dinesh Chandimal (0) before Khan (5-58) struck four blows.

Saeed Ajmal ended Mathews´ resistance by having the Sri Lankan captain stumped after initially wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal had fumbled.

The toss was won by Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq who sent Sri Lanka into bat.