Sri Lanka Test Squad for Australia Series: Sri Lanka now has to play a two-match Test series against Australia which starts on 29 January. Sri Lanka has announced its team for the upcoming Test series.
Let us tell you that recently Australia also announced its team for this Test series. Steve Smith will be seen captaining the Kangaroo team in this Test series.
Sri Lanka Announced Their Squad for the Test Series Against Australia
Talking about Sri Lanka, the captaincy of the team has been handed over to Dhananjay de Silva. Many strong players have been included in the Sri Lankan squad. Not only this, two uncapped players can also be seen making their mark in the upcoming Test series.
These two players are Sonal Dinusha and Lahiru Udara. The performance of both these young players has been very good in domestic cricket and that is why they have been included in the Sri Lankan team for the upcoming Test series.
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Both matches of the Warne-Murali Test series will be played in Galle. Talking about Australia, they have made their place in the final of this cycle of the World Test Championship and in June they have to play this important match against South Africa.
The Sri Lankan team is currently in the fifth position in the points table. Even though the Sri Lankan team may not have made it to the final of this cycle of the World Test Championship, they can be seen giving a tough challenge to Australia.
Sri Lanka Test Squad for Australia Series:
- Dhananjaya de Silva (captain)
- Pathum Nissanka
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Dinesh Chandimal
- Angelo Mathews
- Kamindu Mendis
- Oshada Fernando
- Lahiru Udara
- Sadeera Samarawickrama
- Sonal Dinusha
- Prabhath Jayasuriya
- Jeffrey Vandersay
- Nishan Peiris
- Milan Rathnayake
- Asitha Fernando
- Vishwa Fernando
- Lahiru Kumara
Australia Test Squad for the Sri Lanka Series:
- Steve Smith (captain)
- Sean Abbott
- Scott Boland
- Alex Carey
- Cooper Connolly
- Travis Head
- Josh Inglis
- Usman Khawaja
- Sam Constants
- Matt Kuhnemann
- Marnus Labuschagne
- Nathan Lyon
- Nathan McSweeney
- Todd Murphy
- Mitchell Starc
- Beau Webster
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