Sri Lanka ranked the 2023-25 cycle at the sixth place on the table of the points and lost to the final home series 0–2 to Australia.
A new morning in Sri Lankan cricket. The team’s backbone Angelo Mathews has retired from Test cricket for a decade. The 38 -year -old left the longest format in Galle after Sri Lanka VS Bangladesh 1 Test. Matthews was a rock at home and was best remembered in 2014 as a captain and batsman for his exploits in England.
Replacement for Angelo Matthews
He has retired as Sri Lanka’s third largest run-scorer in Test cricket. Its shoes will not be easy to fill. Not to forget that earlier this year, Dimuth Karunratne also retired. Although Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjay de Silva have stepped as senior-most players, they are not similar to Mathews in Test cricket.
But fortunately for Sri Lanka, he has found an all -rounder with immense batting capacity like Mathews. Kamindu Mendis, who returned to the Test team last year, has scored 5 hundred and 4 half -centuries since 2024. He is taking number five positions and is most likely that he takes him from Mathews.
The Sri Lanka was not far from struggling for the final 2025 of the World Test Championship (WTC). And they are those who have also closed the WTC 2025-27 bicycle. Currently, they are tied to the first place with Bangladesh, when the Gall Tests finished in a draw, but they can take place if they defeat Bangladesh in Colombo.
It will not be easy to beat tigers. His batsmen are in form. Najmul Hussain Shantio scored hundreds of runs despite leaving the post as a Bangladesh Test captain after the 2-match series against the end of Sri Lanka.
2 Changes in squad for test
In addition to the retirement of Mathews, the hosts have also been forced to make changes. All -rounder Milan Ratnayake, who affected both the bat and the ball in the initial Test in the Galle, has been excluded due to injury. Therefore, the World Fernando and Danith have joined the vellege side.
Colombo traditionally provides more support to seamers than Galle, and Sri Lanka often meets the three—-Sime attack at the venue. Fernando can join Kasun Rajitha and World Fernando so that there can be a motion trio there. Pratath Jayasuria had an off-game, while Tharindu Ratnayake impressed with his ambitious spin.
What can be that Danith Vellage or Akila Danjaya can come in the mixture instead of the objection. He has been a great bowler for the last few years, but Sri Lanka wants to form a team for the future. From this aspect, 22 -year -old Vellege can be a better option. And he is not a mug with the bat.
Sri Lanka Squad for 2 Bangladesh Test
Dhananjay de Silv (C), Patham Nisanka, Oshada Fernando, Lahiru Udara (WK), Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis (WK), Kamindu Mendis, Pesindu Soriabandara, Sonal Dannu, Danasiak, Pawan Rathanak, Pavan Rathanak Danaji, Asatha Fernando, Kasunando, Kasun Rajitha, Vishwa Fernando, Isita Vijesundara
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