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Sri Lanka Announces 18-Man Test Squad For Pakistan Series

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced their 18-member squad for the upcoming Test match series against Pakistan. The islandic nation is all set to square off against their sub continental rivals in the longest format of the games starting July 16.

Check out this tweet by Sri Lanka Cricket 

Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected 18-member squad to take part in the upcoming test series against Pakistan.

Squad: https://t.co/3eJi6ZEB28 #SLvPAK

— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) July 14, 2022

Pakistan have played a warm-up game at the Colts Cricket Club Ground before they begin their tour.  The Test Series will see the Men in Green square off against Sri Lanka in the first match at the Galle International Stadium on 16 July.

Later, the island nation will host Pakistan in the second test at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo which is scheduled to be played on 24 July. Both the games are set to be a part of the World Test Championship cycle. The hosts are currently ranked third in the table with Pakistan just behind Sri Lanka at the fourth spot.

SLC has made quite a few changes in the team that recently took on Australia in a 2-match Test series on home turf.  The likes of Lasith Embuldeniya, alongside Praveen Jayawickrama are not called up for the Pakistan Tests. Both the left-arm spinners have been left out of the squad with Chamika Karunaratne and Lakshitha Manasinghe also not included.

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Prabath Jayasuriya stole the show in the recently concluded series against Australia. He was the standout performer in the second Test picking 12 wickets on his Test debut. The two six-wicket haul helped Jayasuriya retain his position in the squad. Dunith Wellalageis, who is yet to make his debut has also been included in the team for the upcoming Test matches against Pakistan.

Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan took on Australia in their latest Test outings, with the baggy greens touring the sub-continent this year. The Men in Green played 3 tests against Australia, with first two matches ending in a draw with the tourists winning the last Test to pocket the series. Sri Lanka on the other hand tied their series down to 1-1 by with both teams walking away with a win.  

Sri Lanka squad

Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Ramesh Mendis, Oshada Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Kasun Rajitha, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Prabath Jayasuriya, Dilshan Madushanka, Jeffrey Vandersay, Dunith Wellalage.

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