{
  "id": 15404328,
  "title": "Sri Lanka win toss, elect to bowl against Pakistan in ODI tri-series opener",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/sri-lanka-win-toss-elect-to-bowl-against-pakistan-in-odi-tri-series",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T11:33:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1569042/sri-lanka-win-toss-elect-to-bowl-against-pakistan-in-odi-tri-series-opener/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first against Pakistan in the opening match of the ODI tri-nation series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday, October 18. Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi confirmed that wicketkeeper-batter Saad Baig would make his ODI debut. Afridi said his team would aim to post a total of around […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}