Sri Lanka

Dimuth Karunaratne (C)

Nishan Madushka

Kusal Mendis

Angelo Mathews

Dinesh Chandimal

Dhananjaya de Silva

Sadeera Samarawickrama (W)

Ramesh Mendis

Prabath Jayasuriya

Dilshan Madushanka

Asitha Fernando

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Abdullah Shafique

Imam-ul-Haq

Shan Masood

Babar Azam (C)

Saud Shakeel

Sarfaraz Ahmed (W)

Agha Salman

Nauman Ali

Shaheen Afridi

Naseem Shah

Abrar Ahmed

Syed Muhammad Abdul Samad

Mohammad Babar Azam

Faheem Ashraf

Faisal Akram

Fakhar Zaman

Muhammad Ghazi Ghori

Haris Rauf

Mohammad Hussain Talat

Khawaja Muhammad Nafay

Maaz Ahmad Sadaqat

Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Rizwan

Mohammad Wasim

Naseem Abbas Shah

Saad Masood

Sahibzada Farhan

Saim Ayub

Salman Ali Agha

Mohammad Salman Mirza

Shadab Khan

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shamyl Hussain

Usman Khan

Usman Tariq

Asitha Madusanka Fernando

Pramod Bhanuka Bandara Rajapaksa

Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka

Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva

Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka

Dunith Nethmika Wellalage

Munasinghe Arachchige Dushan Ishara Hemantha

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera

Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena

Kongala Liyanage Janith Vimukthi

Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay

Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage Kamil Mishara

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis

Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera

Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana

Matheesha Pathirana

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Pathum Nissanka Silva

Pavan Rathnayake

Pramod Madushan Liyanagamage

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

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Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2023

<p>Sri Lanka faced a humiliating defeat at the hands of Babar Azam-led Pakistan on Day 4 of second Test.

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Babar Azam's brigade hands Sri Lanka their biggest ever defeat at home, win by an innings and 222 runs to complete series whitewash

<p>Pakistan’s Abdullah Shafique created history on Day 3 of second Test against Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo.

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Pakistan's Abdullah Shafique becomes first overseas opener since Chris Gayle to achieve massive feat in Sri Lanka

<p>Pakistan's middle-order batter Saud Shakeel has entered the record books of Test cricket.

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Record Alert: Pakistan's Saud Shakeel becomes first batter to achieve this feat in 146-year-old Test cricket history

<p>Former Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed suffered a nasty blow on the helmet on Day 3 of second Test against Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo.

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Sarfaraz Ahmed hit on helmet off first ball, Mohammad Rizwan steps in as concussion substitute

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Babar Azam's brigade hands Sri Lanka their biggest ever defeat at home, win by an innings and 222 runs to complete series whitewash

Pakistan's Abdullah Shafique becomes first overseas opener since Chris Gayle to achieve massive feat in Sri Lanka

Record Alert: Pakistan's Saud Shakeel becomes first batter to achieve this feat in 146-year-old Test cricket history