Babar Azam’s Pakistan cricket team will be eyeing a series sweep against Sri Lanka as the two teams face off in the second Test starting at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo on Monday. Pakistan lead the two-match Test series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Galle by four wickets last week.
Pakistan are currently ranked No. 1 in the new cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC) and will look to retain the top spot with a win in the second Test. Saud Shakeel was the star of the first Test victory with his maiden double century and Pakistan should go into the second Test with the same team except Hasan Ali has been brought in for spinner Noman Ali.
For Sri Lanka, batsman Asitha Fernando is available for selection after recovering from dengue fever, while fast bowler Dilshan Madhushanka could earn a Test cap at the expense of Vishwa Fernando. This is the first Test to be played at the Sinhalese Sport Club since 2018 and the home team have won three and lost three of their last six Tests at the venue.
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Saud Shakeel is 182 runs away from reaching 1,000 Test runs. If he reaches the milestone in this Test, it will make him the fastest Pakistani player to achieve the feat (by innings), and the fifth fastest to achieve it.
sri lanka vs pakistan 2nd test details
venue: Sinhalese Sport Club, Colombo
date time: July 24 to July 28 at 930 AM IST
Live Streaming & TV Details: Sony Sports Network and SonyLIV website and app.
Sri Lanka vs Pak 2nd Test Dream11 Prediction
wicket keeper: Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sadeera Samarwickrama
batsman: Shaan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Angelo Mathews
all rounder: Agha Salman, Dhananjay D’Silva, Ramesh Mendis
Bowler: Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Prabhat Jayasuriya
Captain: Saud Shakeel
vice captain: Dhananjay D’Silva
SL vs PAK 2nd Test Possible 11
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjay de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Prabhat Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando/Kasun Rajitha/Dilshan Madushanka
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Babar Azam (c), Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Noman Ali/Hasan Ali, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi











