SL vs WI: Possible Sri Lanka Playing 11 for 1st Test

SL Playing 11: The Sri lanka team will lock horns with the West Indies team in the 1st Test of the bilateral test series between both the nations. The Sri Lanka team last played the test series in their home soil against Bangladesh in April 2021.

The team secured a 1-0 victory in a 2 test match series. The team’s top scorer was the captain Dimuth Karunaratne with 428 runs, and Praveen Jayawickrama picked 11 wickets in the test series. They would certainly be positive about their performances in the past and would look to continue the same momentum against the West Indies team as well.

Team News

The Sri Lanka team won their last test series against Bangladesh.
Dimuth Karunaratne will lead the side; Angelo Mathews return to squad.

SL Playing 11 (likely)

The Sri Lanka team will without the players like Lahiru Thirimanne, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Niroshan Dickwella who played against Bangladesh in the home series. Dickwella unfortunately misses out due to the being banned for 1 year by Sri Lanka Cricket Board due to the bubble breach.

The players like Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Lasith Embuldeniya, return to the squad. The leading run scorer for Sri Lanka team in T20 World Cup 2021, Charith Asalanka has also been included. The team will be captained by the reular player Dimuth Karunaratne, who will look to continue fine leadership and consistency in scoring runs.

SL Playing 11 (likely)

Dimuth Karunaratne (c)
Charith Asalanka
Oshada Fernando
Chamika Karunaratne
Dinesh Chandimal (wk)
Angelo Mathews
Dhananjaya de Silva
Lasith Embuldeniya
Suranga Lakmal
Vishwa Fernando
Praveen Jayawickrama

Sri Lanka Squad

Sri Lanka Squad: Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Minod Bhanuka, Roshen Silva, Ramesh Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Chamika Karunaratne, Lakshan Sandakan, Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama, Suminda Lakshan, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Chamika Gunasekara

4 Fantasy picks for Sri Lanka vs West Indies from SL

1. Dhananjaya De Silva

Silva has been a backbone of the team in the middle order for the past few years, and a good performance is expected from his side in this match. He has accumulated 2253 runs in 38 Tests.

Name	Matches	Runs	Average
Dhananjaya De Silva	36	2253	38

2. Dimuth Karunaratne

One of the most prolific run scorers in the red ball cricket, Karunaratne has been a reliable player for the Sri Lanka team. He has played 72 matches and scored over 5000 runs.

Name	Matches	Runs	Average
Dimuth Karunaratne	72	5176	38.62

3. Angelo Mathews

The experienced campaigner will be back in the test side after a long time. With all his fresh energy, he is expected to do well in this game and help the team to post good totals on the board. He has a fantastic average of 48.32 in Tests.

Name	Matches	Runs	Economy
Angelo Mathews	90	6236	48.32

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4. Lasith Embuldeniya

The youngster has spun the web around the batters in the past test series, and will look to be proficient against the West Indies team. He has scalped 49 wickets in 11 test matches.