Sri Lanka has revealed an 18-member squad for their upcoming home Test series against Australia, starting January 29. The team will be led by Dhananjaya de Silva and includes two uncapped players, Lahiru Udara and Sonal Dinusha, who may make their Test debuts.
Dhananjaya, Kamindu Mendis, and Pathum Nissanka are part of the squad despite recent injury concerns. Nissanka's groin injury makes his participation uncertain, but the selectors have ensured depth by naming a large squad.
The two matches, part of the Warne-Murali Test Series, will be held in Galle. This series concludes the qualification phase of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25. Australia has already secured a spot in the final against South Africa. Sri Lanka, currently fifth in the standings, aims to improve their position.
Australia will be without captain Pat Cummins due to an ankle injury. However, Steve Smith will lead the team as the stand-in captain after recovering from an elbow injury.
Player |
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Dhananjaya de Silva (C) |
Dimuth Karunaratne |
Pathum Nissanka |
Oshada Fernando |
Lahiru Udara |
Dinesh Chandimal |
Angelo Mathews |
Kamindu Mendis |
Kusal Mendis |
Sadeera Samarawickrama |
Sonal Dinusha |
Prabath Jayasuriya |
Jeffrey Vandersay |
Nishan Peiris |
Asitha Fernando |
Vishwa Fernando |
Lahiru Kumara |
Milan Rathnayake |
1st Test: January 29-February 2, 2025, Galle
2nd Test: February 6-10, 2025, Galle
1st ODI: February 12, 2025, Galle
2nd ODI: February 14, 2025, TBC
Dhananjaya de Silva is a cricketer from Sri Lanka. He is leading the Sri Lankan team in the Test series against Australia.
Uncapped players are those who have not yet played in an official international match for their national team. In this series, Lahiru Udara and Sonal Dinusha are the uncapped players for Sri Lanka.
The Warne-Murali Test Series is a cricket series named after two famous cricketers, Shane Warne from Australia and Muttiah Muralitharan from Sri Lanka. It is a series of Test matches played between Australia and Sri Lanka.
The ICC World Test Championship is a tournament organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to determine the best Test cricket team in the world. Teams earn points by winning matches and series.
Pat Cummins is an Australian cricketer who usually serves as the captain of the Australian cricket team. However, he will not be playing in this series, and Steve Smith will be the stand-in captain.
Steve Smith is a well-known Australian cricketer. He will be the stand-in captain for Australia in the absence of Pat Cummins during this series.
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