1.  Sri Lanka hopes that experienced opener Roshan Mahanama will come through a fitness test following a toe injury at the nets on Wednesday.

2.  But experienced opener Saeed Anwar has been ruled out of the series after he failed to fully recover from a wrist injury he sustained in October.

3.  Experienced opener Saeed Anwar returns to the Pakistan squad after being sidelined since November last year due to a wrist injury.

4.  Experienced opener Roshan Mahanama was tempted to go for the sweep shot but was bowled around the legs.

5.  Pakistan has recalled experienced opener Saeed Anwar for the second Test against New Zealand starting Wednesday.