Match Details | |
Match | Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Test | Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2023 |
Date | 16/07/2023 (Sunday) |
Time | 09:30 (GMT+5) / 10:00 (GMT+5.5) / 10:30 (GMT+6) |
Format | Test |
Venue | Galle International Stadium, Galle |
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at a Glance
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Team Preview
Sri Lanka
After humiliating Ireland in the previous series, Sri Lanka is back playing Test cricket. Dimuth Karunaratne will serve as the team’s leader, while other members include Pathum Nissanka, Angelo Matthews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, and Prabath Jayasuriya. The most recent series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan concluded in a tie.
Dimuth Karunaratne, the team’s most reliable batsman, will be crucial to Sri Lanka’s batting. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis both showed respectable play in the ODI World Cup qualifiers. Runs in the last games benefit at the beginning of a new series, despite the format being different.
Pakistan
Pakistan will be desperate for a victory after a 3-0 home loss to England and a 2-0 tie with New Zealand. The Babar Azam-led team will be aiming for good results now that Shaheen Afridi is healthy and back.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan will aim for a strong start to the series as they have been Pakistan’s most reliable batsmen across all formats. 79 runs were also scored by Babar in the exhibition game. The team’s other important batter will be Imam ul Haq.
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Team Playing Squads
Sri Lanka Squads
Sri Lanka
Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dinesh Chandimal, Dilshan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Vishwa Fernando
Pakistan Squads
Pakistan
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc & wk), Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Noman Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood, Shaheen Afridi
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Team Form in Last 5 Matches
Sri Lanka – W W L L W | Pakistan – D D L L L |
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan outfield report
Galle International Stadium
Both teams will be eager to select their side at the toss, bowl first, and take advantage of Galle’s pitch conditions. At Galle, the first-inning average is almost 366 runs.
Given that thundery thunderstorms are expected over the course of the match’s five days, the weather for the first test is far from ideal.
On Days 3, 4, and 5, the Galle wicket often favors spinners, whereas Days 1 and 2 are fine for batting. On this surface, winning the toss and scoring many runs is the way to go.
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Final Prediction
Winning the toss
Player of the Match
Most sixes
Most wickets
Most runs
Team Scores Batting First
According to our prediction, Sri Lanka will win this match.
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