The Pakistan team had a stopover in Colombo en route to Australia and played a first-class match there between 9 and 11 November against the Sri Lankan national cricket team, which at that time did not have Test status.
The Pakistan team's journey to Australia included a short stop in Colombo, where they played a first-class cricket match against Sri Lanka's national team from November 9-11, when Sri Lanka was still without the status of a full-fledged Test nation.