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T20 Internationals - Tue 22 Dec, 13:30 Their lineups Preview

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order

Sri Lanka v India, Tue 22 Dec, 13:30: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one

Updated 31 October 2026, after the Pakistan game

Match lineups →
1 Avishka Fernando Batter, batted 1 38 49 balls 2 Kamindu Mendis All-rounder, batted 2 131 128 balls 3 Kusal Mendis Keeper, batted 3 8 12 balls 4 Pavan Rathnayake Batter, batted 4 77 65 balls 5 Dasun Shanaka All-rounder, batted 5 17 9 balls 6 Janith Liyanage Bowler, batted 6 6 9 balls 7 S Sahan Arachchige All-rounder, batted 7 15 12 balls 8 Dunith Wellalage Bowler, batted 8 3 4 balls 9 Maheesh Theekshana Bowler, batted 9 9* 8 balls 10 Asitha Fernando Bowler, batted 10 6* 5 balls 11 Dilshan Madushanka Bowler 3-63 bowling
Last T20I: Pakistan won by 3 wickets (with 9 balls remaining), 31 Oct 2026. The scorecard →

Sri Lanka Batting Order

Who batted where over the last 40 T20Is, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Pathum Nissanka 30 31.0 146.7 K. Mendis (4), L. Udara (3)
2Kamil Mishara 14 21.8 131.5 K. Mendis (13), A. Fernando (4)
3Kusal Mendis 21 34.8 124.7 K. Mishara (10), K. Perera (3)
4Pavan Rathnayake 18 43.6 129.0 K. Perera (7), C. Asalanka (6)
5Kamindu Mendis 11 22.7 121.4 D. Shanaka (10), S. Arachchige (5)
6Dasun Shanaka 15 15.9 147.7 J. Liyanage (8), K. Mendis (6)
7Wanindu Hasaranga 8 10.4 102.5 D. Shanaka (5), D. Wellalage (5)
8Wanindu Hasaranga 8 15.0 121.0 D. Wellalage (6), M. Theekshana (3)
9Dushmantha Chameera 9 3.0 46.7 M. Theekshana (6), E. Malinga (4)
10Maheesh Theekshana 6 5.0 71.4 A. Fernando (4), E. Malinga (4)
11Eshan Malinga 4 - 200.0 N. Thushara (4), D. Madushanka (3)
Inns is how often each batted there. A player who did not bat is left out.

Sri Lanka Selections

Every player Sri Lanka picked in the last 40 T20Is, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Dasun Shanaka 37/40 6 XI
Kusal Mendis 34/40 3 XI
Pathum Nissanka 30/40 1 -
Kamindu Mendis 29/40 5 XI
Dushmantha Chameera 26/40 9 -
Maheesh Theekshana 25/40 9 XI
Kamil Mishara 24/40 2 -
Wanindu Hasaranga 22/40 7 -
Eshan Malinga 21/40 9 -
Dunith Wellalage 20/40 8 XI
Pavan Rathnayake 18/40 4 XI
Charith Asalanka 16/40 4 -
Janith Liyanage 15/40 6 XI
Kusal Perera 14/40 4 -
Nuwan Thushara 13/40 11 -
Dilshan Madushanka 12/40 11 XI
Sahan Arachchige 10/40 5 XI
Matheesha Pathirana 9/40 11 -
Dushan Hemantha 7/40 8 -
Lahiru Udara 6/40 1 -
Avishka Fernando 5/40 2 XI
Asitha Fernando 5/40 10 XI
Sineth Jayawardene 4/40 2 -
Tharindu Ratnayake 4/40 8 -
Binura Fernando 4/40 9 -
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 4/40 10 -
Lasith Croospulle 3/40 1 -
Dhananjaya de Silva 3/40 4 -
Sohan de Livera 2/40 3 -
Nuwanidu Fernando 2/40 4 -
Ashen Bandara 2/40 6 -
Chamindu Wickramasinghe 2/40 7 -
Chamika Karunaratne 2/40 7 -
Wanuja Sahan 2/40 9 -
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 1/40 4 -
Sachindu Colombage 1/40 8 -
Pramod Madushan 1/40 - -

Sri Lanka T20I Lineups Questions

What is Sri Lanka's predicted XI against India?

Until the toss, Sri Lanka's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 31 Oct 2026 against Pakistan: Avishka Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis, Pavan Rathnayake, Dasun Shanaka, Janith Liyanage, Sahan Arachchige, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.

Who opens the batting for Sri Lanka?

Over the last 40 T20Is, Pathum Nissanka batted at one 30 times and Kamil Mishara at two 14 times.

Who bats at three for Sri Lanka?

Kusal Mendis, 21 times in the last 40 T20Is, then Kamil Mishara (10).

Who has played every T20I for Sri Lanka recently?

Nobody played all of Sri Lanka's last 40 T20Is. Dasun Shanaka played the most, 37.