To the excitement of the cricket fans, the Pakistan side will face off against Sri Lanka in the first of their five-match ODI series on Wednesday.

Pakistan is coming off a strong showing against the likes of South Africa and will look to build on that momentum at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Sri Lanka had mixed results when they went up against New Zealand, as they won one, lost one and had another match cancelled due to rain.

The first ODI should be a highly competitive game with a plethora of must-see performances. The last time the two squads faced off was in Nov. 2011, and Pakistan dominated the Lankans 4-1 in five matchups.

CLICK HERE to watch Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan via live stream. Coverage of the ODI game will begin on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 4 p.m. PKT. The squads can be viewed below.

Pakistan:

Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Sohaib Maqsood, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Junaid Khan, Anwar Ali, Sohail Tanvir, Bilawal Bhatti.

Sri Lanka:

Angelo Mathews (cpt), Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, Dimuth Karunaratne, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis, Kusal Perera (wk), Thisara Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ashan Priyanjan, Kumar Sangakkara, Sachithra Senanayake, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kithuruwan Vithanage.