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ICC World Test Championship - Tue 17 Nov, 05:00 Their lineups Preview

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Tue 17 Nov, 05:00: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one

Updated 23 August 2026, after the India game

Match lineups →
1 L Lahiru Udara Batter, batted 1 4 21 balls 2 Kamil Mishara All-rounder, batted 2 51 64 balls 3 Prabath Jayasuriya Bowler, batted 3 4 35 balls 4 P Pasindu Sooriyabandara All-rounder, batted 4 172 306 balls 5 Kamindu Mendis All-rounder, batted 5 87 150 balls 6 Dhananjaya de Silva All-rounder, batted 6 31 58 balls 7 S Sonal Dinusha All-rounder, batted 7 236 426 balls 8 Niroshan Dickwella Keeper, batted 8 6 15 balls 9 K Keshara Nuwantha All-rounder, batted 9 64 224 balls 10 Lahiru Kumara Bowler, batted 10 24 148 balls 11 Asitha Fernando Bowler, batted 11 1* 28 balls
Last Test: Match drawn, 23 Aug 2026. The scorecard →

Sri Lanka Batting Order

Who batted where over the last 20 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Pathum Nissanka 9 73.2 57.2 N. Madushka (6), O. Fernando (3)
2Dimuth Karunaratne 15 82.1 61.4 L. Udara (3), L. Thirimanne (1)
3Kusal Mendis 9 72.9 65.5 D. Chandimal (7), O. Fernando (3)
4Angelo Mathews 17 64.1 50.2 P. Sooriyabandara (1), K. Mendis (1)
5Dinesh Chandimal 8 152.6 60.3 K. Mendis (6), D. de Silva (6)
6Dhananjaya de Silva 12 63.6 59.7 K. Mendis (2), D. Chandimal (2)
7Kusal Mendis 6 91.6 72.6 N. Dickwella (6), S. Samarawickrama (3)
8Ramesh Mendis 9 32.0 39.6 S. Samarawickrama (1), M. Rathnayake (1)
9Prabath Jayasuriya 7 7.3 27.0 J. Vandersay (2), S. Lakmal (2)
10Lasith Embuldeniya 3 21.0 39.1 L. Kumara (3), P. Jayasuriya (3)
11Asitha Fernando 9 5.5 23.7 K. Rajitha (2), P. Jayawickrama (2)
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 20 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Dhananjaya de Silva 19/20 6 XI
Dinesh Chandimal 18/20 5 -
Angelo Mathews 17/20 4 -
Dimuth Karunaratne 16/20 2 -
Prabath Jayasuriya 16/20 9 XI
Kusal Mendis 15/20 3 -
Ramesh Mendis 13/20 8 -
Asitha Fernando 13/20 11 XI
Pathum Nissanka 10/20 1 -
Kamindu Mendis 10/20 5 XI
Oshada Fernando 8/20 1 -
Niroshan Dickwella 7/20 7 XI
Nishan Madushka 6/20 1 -
Sadeera Samarawickrama 6/20 7 -
Vishwa Fernando 6/20 10 -
Lahiru Udara 4/20 2 XI
Lahiru Kumara 4/20 10 XI
Kasun Rajitha 4/20 11 -
Sonal Dinusha 3/20 7 XI
Milan Rathnayake 3/20 8 -
Suranga Lakmal 3/20 9 -
Nishan Peiris 3/20 10 -
Lasith Embuldeniya 3/20 10 -
Praveen Jayawickrama 3/20 11 -
Pasindu Sooriyabandara 2/20 4 XI
Keshara Nuwantha 2/20 9 XI
Tharindu Rathnayake 2/20 9 -
Jeffrey Vandersay 2/20 9 -
Maheesh Theekshana 2/20 10 -
Kamil Mishara 1/20 2 XI
Lahiru Thirimanne 1/20 2 -
Charith Asalanka 1/20 6 -
Chamika Gunasekara 1/20 8 -
Dunith Wellalage 1/20 8 -
Dushmantha Chameera 1/20 9 -
Dilshan Madushanka 1/20 11 -
Pavan Rathnayake 1/20 - -
Dushan Hemantha 1/20 - -
Chamika Karunaratne 1/20 - -

Sri Lanka Test Lineups Questions

What is Sri Lanka's predicted XI against Pakistan?

Until the toss, Sri Lanka's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 23 Aug 2026 against India: Lahiru Udara, Kamil Mishara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella, Keshara Nuwantha, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando.

Who opens the batting for Sri Lanka?

Over the last 20 Tests, Pathum Nissanka batted at one 9 times and Dimuth Karunaratne at two 15 times.

Who bats at three for Sri Lanka?

Kusal Mendis, 9 times in the last 20 Tests, then Dinesh Chandimal (7).

Who has played every Test for Sri Lanka recently?

Nobody played all of Sri Lanka's last 20 Tests. Dhananjaya de Silva played the most, 19.