RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): The two-Test series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will begin in Rawalpindi on November 9.
Sri Lanka have named a 15-man squad for the series with Kusal Mendis to lead his side.
The series is part of the ongoing World Test Championship, with Sri Lanka including Pathum Nissanka in the squad subject to fitness.
The series will begin in Rawalpindi on November 9 before moving to Lahore for the second Test from November 17 to 21.
Nissanka returns to the squad after missing Sri Lanka’s tour of India in August while recovering from a wrist injury. His fitness will be assessed ahead of the opening Test.
Dilshan Madushanka earns a recall to the Test squad, while Anjala Bandara and Eshan Malinga receive call-ups.
Opener Lahiru Udara misses out despite scoring 188 against the West Indies in June, while wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella is also excluded.
Sri Lanka are seventh in the World Test Championship standings, with Pakistan ninth.
Sri Lanka squad for Pakistan Test series
Kusal Mendis (captain), Anjala Bandara, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya De Silva, Sonal Dinusha, Asitha Fernando, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka, Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Keshara Nuwantha, Milan Rathnayaka, Pasindu Sooriyabandara.
Schedule
First Test: November 9-13, Rawalpindi
Second Test: November 17-21, Lahore
