After Sri Lanka posted 142/6 in their 20 overs, Warner led the Aussie chase once again with a 50-ball 57, his innings laced with four fours and a six. The home team took the field without Glenn Maxwell who on Thursday took a break from cricket due to mental issues.
PCB announced Rawalpindi and Karachi as venues for two ICC Test Championship matches in December against Sri Lanka.
Australia PM Scott Morrison surprised everyone when he entered the field as a water boy during the warm-up match between Prime Minister's XI and Sri Lanka.
The squad also marks the return to captaincy for Malinga. The veteran had opted out of the Pakistan tour, and Dasun Shanaka captained the side in his stead.
Sri Lanka Cricket President Shammi Silva has said that he was 'fed up' at not being able to step out during the Pakistan tour due to rigid security arrangements.
Due to political tensions, arch-rivals India and Pakistan don't engage in bilateral series and only meet in ICC events, the last being in the 2019 World Cup.
Misbah, who has faced criticism since becoming the first man in Pakistan cricket to hold two top posts of head coach as well as chief selector, also rued the lack of talent at domestic level.
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