When Is The First Match Of The Abu Dhabi Series Being Played?

The cricket teams of Pakistan and Sri Lanka would face each other in the opening match of the Abu Dhabi series on the 18th of May 2007.  In this encounter while the Sri Lankan team would be looking forward to achieve a bigger glory by defeating Pakistan and further improve the state of their position in the one-day cricket rankings, it is Pakistan who would be facing a tougher challenge of regaining their lost position, which was of one of the best teams in the cricket world.  

Specially after their recent World Cup debacle, the death of their coach Bob Woolmer and the retirement of their captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan would be the vulnerable ones in this encounter with a team of youngsters while the Sri Lankans would have a psychological boost over the Pakistan team specially after their brilliant performance in the just ended Cricket World Cup.  Nevertheless the series is being looked forward to by experts and fans equally as it would be one of the initial encounters that happened after the World Cup.