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Asian sides Sri Lanka (SL) and Pakistan (PAK) gear up for a two-match Test series to be staged in Sri Lanka. The first encounter is scheduled for a Super Sunday, July 16, 2023, at Galle International Stadium in Galle at 10.00 AM IST. The Lankan Lions and the powerhouse Pakistan met exactly last year at the same venue for the first Test match. In 2022, it was also a two-game series that ended up being 1-1. 

However, before this corresponding fixture goes live, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the prime player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this clash.

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Sri Lanka's last appearance in the Whites came in April this year when they defeated the visiting Ireland team by a margin of 2-0 (2) in Galle. Sri Lanka won the opener by an innings and 280 runs before sealing a series-winning encounter by an innings and ten runs.

Pakistan last took the field in the longest format of the game in December 2022 when they drew a two-match series with New Zealand 0-0 on home soil in Karachi. An exciting series between the two Asian giants awaits the cricketing fans from both nations.



SL vs PAK, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First)

Sri Lanka: W-W-L-L-W

Pakistan: D-D-L-L-L


SL vs PAK, Must Picks

Sri Lanka

Dimuth Karunaratne

  • Test Stats: 6,524 runs in 164 innings
  • Recent Form: 345 runs in the last three innings
  • Venue Record: 1,803 runs in 34 innings

Angelo Mathews

  • Test Stats: 7,218 runs in 184 innings
  • Recent Form: 218 runs in the last five innings
  • Venue Record: 1836 runs in 48 innings


Pakistan

Babar Azam

  • Test Stats: 3,696 runs in 85 innings
  • Recent Form: 226 runs in the last four innings
  • Venue Record: 271 runs in four innings

Imam-ul-Haq

  • Test Stats: 1,417 runs in 39 innings
  • Recent Form: 275 runs in the last five innings
  • Venue Record: 118 runs in four innings


SL vs PAK, Risky Picks

Sri Lanka

Sadeera Samarawickrama

  • Test Stats: 229 runs in nine innings
  • Recent Form: 142 runs in the last four innings
  • Venue Record: 104 runs in one innings

Pakistan

Agha Salman

  • Test Stats: 447 runs in 14 innings and 6 wickets in 10 innings
  • Recent Form: 77 runs in the last three innings and four wickets in the last three innings (bowling)
  • Venue Record: 83 runs in four innings and 1 wicket in three innings


SL vs PAK, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices

Dimuth Karunaratne (SL)

Reasons

  • Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne is one of the most prolific Test batters for Sri Lanka.
  • The left-handed opening batter averages 41.29 with 16 centuries and 34 fifties in the Test format.
  • Karunaratne averages 83.50 with two hundred and three fifties (six innings) in Test cricket in 2023.

Angelo Mathews (SL)

Reasons

  • Veteran Angelo Mathews is the third highest run-getter for Sri Lanka in the format after the legendary duo of Kemar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.
  • Mathews averages 45.39 with 15 tons and 38 half-centuries to his name.

Babar Azam (PAK)

Reasons

  • Pakistan captain Babar Azam has become the mainstay in the batting line-up for his side in all formats in recent years.
  • The right-hander averages almost 49 with nine centuries and 26 fifties.


SL vs PAK, Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests

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Wicketkeeper: Sarfaraz Ahmed
Batters: Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam
All-rounders: Dhananjaya de Silva, Ramesh Mendis
Bowlers: Prabath Jayasuriya, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed

Captain: Babar Azam
Vice-captain: Angelo Mathews

SL: 5 Players, PAK: 6 Players


SL vs PAK, Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests

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Wicketkeeper: Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis
Batters: Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood, Babar Azam
All-rounders: Ramesh Mendis, Agha Salman
Bowlers: Prabath Jayasuriya, Shaheen Afridi

Captain: Angelo Mathews
Vice-captain: Kusal Mendis

SL: 6 Players, PAK: 5 Players