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Sri Lanka cricket Test squad selection and injuries

Overview

The Sri Lankan Test squad has faced selection and fitness challenges ahead of their series in Pakistan. Initially, opening batter Lahiru Udara was excluded from the squad despite a recent career-best score of 188, raising questions about the team’s strategy while specialist opener Pathum Nissanka dealt with fitness concerns.

By late October, Nissanka was officially ruled out of the two-match Test series against Pakistan due to a persistent left hamstring injury sustained during a tour of England in September. Consequently, Lahiru Udara was named as his replacement. Udara, who was already in Pakistan with the ODI squad, is expected to join the Test setup for the series scheduled to begin on November 9. Kusal Mendis will captain the side for the matches in Rawalpindi and Lahore.

Entities

Pathum Nissanka · Lahiru Udara · Sri Lanka Cricket · Pakistan · Kusal Mendis

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 7 sources
    Pathum Nissanka ruled out of Sri Lanka Test series in Pakistan

    Pathum Nissanka will miss Sri Lanka’s Test series in Pakistan due to a hamstring injury. Lahiru Udara has been named as his replacement for the two-match series starting November 9.

  2. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Sri Lanka excludes Lahiru Udara from Test squad

    Sri Lanka has omitted opening batter Lahiru Udara from its Test squad despite his recent high score, leaving the team's top order uncertain as Pathum Nissanka faces fitness concerns.

Sources

crictracker.com · ipl.com · lankanewspapers.com · news18.com · puntoporpunto.mx · slsports.lk · socialnews.xyz