Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2023 Cricket Prediction | 2^nd Test: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at a Glance

• In the opening Test, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka with ease.
• In the first Test, which was played in Galle, Prabath Jayasuriya and Dhananjaya de Silva delivered respectable performances for Sri Lanka.
• For Pakistan in the first game of the series, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, and Abrar Ahmed all delivered outstanding performances.

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Team Preview

Sri Lanka

When Sri Lanka hosts Pakistan in the second test match of the series at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, they will be eager to return to winning ways.
To tie the two-match series, the home team will need to increase their overall performance with bat and ball. In this game that needs to be won, Captain Dimuth Karunaratne will be counting on his team to perform well. 

Praveen Jayawickrama and Dilshan Madushanka will likely replace Vishwa Fernando and Kasun Rajitha in the starting lineup for the home team. Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Nishan Madushka, wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal, all-rounders Dhananjaya de Silva, and Angelo Matthews are among the players the team would look to in the batting order to provide the majority of the runs.

Pakistan

Saud Shakeel’s brilliant double-century helped Pakistan defeat Sri Lanka by four wickets. With this outcome, Pakistan now leads the two-match Test series 1-0.

After taking the first match of the two-match Test series, Pakistan won’t make any adjustments to their starting lineup. Babar Azam, the team’s captain, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, and the middle-order combination of Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and Agha Salman will be relied upon to score the majority of the runs in the batting department.

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Team Playing Squads

Sri Lanka Squads

Sri Lanka

Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Ramesh Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Madushka, Vishwa Fernando/Dilshan Madushanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kasun Rajitha/Praveen Jayawickrama. 

Pakistan Squads

Pakistan

Babar Azam (c), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Nauman Ali, Abrar Agha Salman, Ahmed, Shan Masood, Shaheen Afridi, Abdullah Shafique, Naseem Shah

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan outfield report 

Sinhalese Sports Club

Both teams will be eager to win the toss and bowl first in the cloudy weather because rain is expected during the game. Around 332 runs are scored in the first inning on average at Sinhalese Sports Club.

The five days at Colombo where the Test match will take place are expected to be filled with thundery showers, which is far from ideal weather.

The spinners will benefit from the game-ready pitch. To score significant runs on this surface, the batsmen will need to be proactive at the crease. 

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Final Prediction

Winning the toss

• Pakistan

Player of the Match

• Pakistan – Imam ul Haq

Most sixes

• Sri Lanka – Dinesh Chandimal
• Pakistan – Imam ul Haq

Most wickets

• Sri Lanka – Prabath Jayasuriya
• Pakistan – Abrar Ahmed

Most runs

• Sri Lanka – Dinesh Chandimal
• Pakistan – Imam ul Haq

Team Scores Batting First

• Sri Lanka – 280+
• Pakistan – 320+

According to our prediction, Pakistan will win this match.