Pakistan were asked to field in their tri-nation Twenty20 tournament clash after Sri Lanka won the toss at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
“We also wanted to bat first,” said Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha.
The hosts will be looking to make it two wins out of two, having beaten Zimbabwe by five wickets in the tri-nation series opener earlier this week.
Salman’s side meet Zimbabwe again in their second round-robin encounter on Sunday.
Sri Lanka, meanwhile, are smarting from a stunning loss to Zimbabwe in their first game of the tri-series.
Shanaka’s men were largely second-best against an inspired Zimbabwean side that romped to a 67-run victory on Thursday.
