Pakistan and Sri Lanka begin their 2023-2025 World Test Championship campaigns with a two-match Test series in Sri Lanka on July 16 – Here’s all you need to know about the full squads of both teams, including full team lists and injury updates for the SL vs PAK Test series.
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Pakistan and Sri Lanka finished seventh and fifth in the points table of the last cycle of the World Test Championship. They would be looking to make a strong start to the 2023-2025 edition as they face each other in two Test matches in Galle and Colombo respectively.
Both teams have announced their squads for the series. While Pakistan have announced their squad for both Tests, Sri Lanka have named theirs for the first Test only.
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Tests 2023: Team news
Pakistan have been bolstered by the addition of Shaheen Shah Afridi, their star seamer, who makes a Test comeback after exactly one year. They have also named two uncapped players Muhammad Huraira and Aamer Jamal in their squad. Babar Azam will lead the side, with wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan being his deputy.
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Sri Lanka have included Dilshan Madushanka in their squad for the first Test. He turned heads in the World Cup Qualifier recently and is yet to make his Test debut. Left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya, meanwhile, misses out as Praveen Jayawickrema, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, and uncapped Lakshitha Manasinghe make up the spin department.
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Tests 2023: Full squads for SL vs Pak
Sri Lanka squad for first Test: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kamindu Mendis, Nishan Madushka (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lakshitha Manasinghe, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dilshan Madushka, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Pathum Nissanka.
Pakistan squad for both Tests: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Huraira, Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (vc) (wk), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Aamer Jamal, Abrar Ahmed, Hassan Ali, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
📢 Sri Lanka Cricket Selectors have selected the following squad to take part in the first
test against Pakistan! 🇱🇰🆚🇵🇰#SLvPAK pic.twitter.com/c1baXxn2EV— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) July 13, 2023
