Teenage fast bowler Mohammad Aamer led Pakistan's spirited new-look attack to bowl out Sri Lanka for 292 on the opening day of the first Test on Saturday.
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Pakistan were 15-2 in reply at stumps with skipper Younus Khan on seven and nightwatchman Abdur Rauf yet to score after openers Salman Butt and Khurram Manzoor had fallen in the first four overs.
Aamer, a 17-year-old left-armer, grabbed three wickets and fellow debutant Rauf picked up two after Younus, who took 2-23, sent Sri Lanka in to bat on a wicket freshened up by early morning rain.
Left-handed opener Tharanga Paranavitana was Sri Lanka's saviour with 72, adding 75 for the third wicket with Mahela Jayawardene (30) and 43 for the fourth with Thilan Samaraweera (31). Lanka's lone debutant, Angelo Mathews, boosted the tail with a sparkling 42 during a 47-run stand for the seventh wicket with Kulasekera, who made 38.
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