PAK vs SL: First ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka called off due to rain in Karachi

The first one-day international (ODI) clash between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has been called off due to rain at the National Stadium on Friday

This was also the first time in 10 years, Karachi was hosting an ODI match but due to poor playing conditions, the officials had to call the game off. 

The match was so special for all Pakistani fans that even the PAK skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed said, "History will be made on Friday when Karachi will host the first ODI."

"We must thank the Sri Lankan team for touring us."

Teams have been reluctant to visit Pakistan since a militant attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in 2009, thus key player like -- Lasith Malinga, Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Janith Perera, Dhananjaya De Silva, Thisara Perera, Akila Dhananjaya, Angelo Mathews, Suranga Lakmal, Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne all opted to make themselves unavailable for the tour. 

With two more matches still left in the series, the second ODI clash between the two sides will take place on September 29. 

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