Sri Lanka have drafted batter Kamil Mishara and all-rounder Sahan Arachchige into the squad for the second Check in opposition to India in Colombo. The hosts shall be with out Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka and Dinesh Chandimal for the SSC Check.
Sri Lanka squad for 2nd Check v India: Lahiru Udara, Kamil Mishara, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya De Silva (c), Sahan Arachchige, Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella, Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Milan Ratnayake, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando
After the Galle Check, which India gained by 165 runs, Sri Lanka head coach Gary Kirsten confirmed that Mendis has a “correct hamstring damage” sustained in the course of the Lanka Premier League and gained’t be accessible for some time.
Chandimal was dominated out of the Galle Check following an damage whereas fielding on Day 4, with concussion protocols necessitating a minimal seven-day stand-down time. He was changed by Pasindu Sooriyabandara as a concussion substitute.
Arachchige, uncapped in Exams, impressed within the unofficial Exams between the 2 ‘A’ sides, scoring 127 within the second sport, topping the run-charts for Lanka A. Whereas India A gained the sport by 10 wickets, his defiant knock at 5, whereas main the facet, was one of many highlights for the hosts.
Mishara seemed in advantageous nick in the course of the Lanka Premier League 2026, his first season, and continued that kind by smashing a 72-ball 145 within the Main Golf equipment T20 event the exact same day he was referred to as as much as the Check squad. He’s prone to open with incumbent opener Nishan Madushka not picked.
The 14-man squad additionally has no place for Dilshanka Madushanka and Ramesh Mendis, who had been a part of a 16-member squad for the Check in Galle.
The second Check between the 2 sides begins on August 23.
*Story up to date at 12:30PM on August 21 after SLC made public the official squad checklist
