Sri Lankan cricketers may resume training from 1 June
Notably, the Sri Lankan government was scheduled to play a two-match Test series against England in March earlier this year but the assignment had to be postponed in view of the pandemic.
Notably, the Sri Lankan government was scheduled to play a two-match Test series against England in March earlier this year but the assignment had to be postponed in view of the pandemic.
The Sri Lankan cricket team are ranked fifth in the Test match format. In the ODIs, they are placed at the number eight position.
On the southpaw's special day, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) wished him a "happy birthday".
The first match of the series will begin on January 19 and the second on January 27. Both the matches will be played at the Harare Sports Club.
Pakistan's players went to the Sri Lanka dressing room to thank them soon after the home team posted a convincing 263-run win in the second Test of their first home series in a decade.
Bangladesh on Friday named Tamim Iqbal their skipper for the team’s outing to Sri Lanka after Mashrafe Mortaza was ruled out of the series after sustaining a hamstring injury.
Sri Lanka lost their captain Dimuth Karunaratne (10) when the team's score was 17 and soon Kusal Perera (18) joined Karunaratne in the dugout. India ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah claimed the wickets of both the batsmen.
Sri Lanka have included Thisara Perera in place of Jeffrey Vandersay. For India, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja came in places of Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammed Shami
Despite scoring 338, Sri Lanka were given a scare by Pooran who was going all guns blazing and almost sealed the match for his side with his amazing hundred.
West Indies have made one change to their playing XI. On the other hand, Sri Lanka have made three changes to their line-up.
