Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 2nd Test Match Prediction

Preview

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: Pakistan are on the high of having completed a record chase for them. 2022 in general has been a good year for chasing. Pakistan came close to finishing a world record chase as well against Australia earlier in the year, and made it past a personal high for them in the last Test. In Abdullah Shahfique, they have a new opener who is full of promise.

Sri Lanka are probably gutted after losing such a tight Test match. The bowlers are lacking control, and that is something Sri Lanka are going to have to work on if they are to square the series. Both sides have some changes in there squads. Shaheen Shah Afridi is out to a knee injury. Sri Lanka are without Maheesh Theekshana as Nissanka comes back to the squad.

Match Details

Match: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan

Date: 24th July 2022

Time: 10:00 AM IST

Venue: Galle International Stadium

Weather Report

The weather at Galle is clear for the first three days. The last two days though are full of rain during the Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Test.

Pitch Report

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Predicted Playing XI

Sri Lanka Playing XI

Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis/Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella(wk), Ramesh Mendis, Lakshtha Manasinghe, Ashita Fernando, Prabath Jayasuriya

Pakistan Playing XI

Abdullah Shafique, Imam-Ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, Mohammed Rizwan (wk), Nauman Ali, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Yasir Shah

Key Players

Abdullah Shafique

Abdullah Shafique has the makings to be Pakistan’s next big thing. Six Tests in he has already displayed incredible composure. His century in the previous Test was of top quality. In the past, Pakistan has had similar talent, and it will be interesting to see if Shahfique can go on to achieve a lot moving forward.

Dinesh Chandimal

Dinesh Chandimal displaying his promise is probably the most exciting news for any Sri Lankan fan. At 32, he is finally going through a consistent run of scores, and batting long. He is carrying the batting line-up, and almost took Sri Lanka to safe scores on his own in the previous Test.

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Match Tips

Sri Lanka are still struggling for consistency despite making strong strides. Having chased a high score, Pakistan will be pretty confident and that should give them an advantage in the Test match.

Match Prediction: Pakistan will win the match.