GALLE (AP) Pakistan fast bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Abdur Rauf had dream test cricket debuts on Saturday claiming two wickets each to leave host Sri Lanka on 194-5 at tea on the first day of the first test.

Aamer, the 17-year-old left-arm seam bowler, provided Pakistan with its first breakthrough in the second over of the match, helping to justify captain Younis Khan's decision to bowl first after winning the toss at Galle International Stadium.

Aamer bowled Sri Lanka opener Malinda Warnapura (2) off the inside edge, and then shaped one away from the dangerous Kumar Sangakkara (9) to force a catch at second slip by Shoaib Malik to leave the hosts struggling on 21-2.

Sri Lanka steadied with a 75-run stand for the third wicket, as opener Tharanga Paranavitana batted calmly for his maiden test half-century.

Right-arm seamer Rauf, claimed his first wicket when he dismissed Jayawardene (30) via a catch to wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal.

By lunch, Sri Lanka reached 104-3 with Paranavitana batting with Thilan Samaraweera.

When play resumed, Samaraweera was dismissed for 31, caught by Akmal off seamer Khan and Rauf returned to grab his second wicket when he had top-scorer Paranavitana caught for 72 by Misbah-ul-Haq at slip.

Paranavitana faced 125 balls, hitting 11 fours during his spell.

At tea, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Angelo Mathews were at the crease.

Pakistan handed first test caps to three players _ Aamer, Rauf and offspinner Saeed Ajmal _ while Sri Lanka allrounder Mathews played his first test for the hosts. Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath replaced Muttiah Muralitharan who was ruled out of the match with an injured knee.

The test is the first between the sides since a deadly terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team and its security convoy during a test in Lahore earlier this year.

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