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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 40 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Pathum Nissanka 13 76.0 62.4 N. Madushka (11), O. Fernando (7)
2Dimuth Karunaratne 27 73.7 56.9 L. Thirimanne (5), L. Udara (4)
3Kusal Mendis 18 62.6 61.8 D. Chandimal (11), O. Fernando (7)
4Angelo Mathews 31 69.5 48.8 K. Mendis (3), D. Chandimal (2)
5Dinesh Chandimal 16 92.8 59.0 D. de Silva (14), K. Mendis (8)
6Dhananjaya de Silva 21 73.3 62.8 D. Chandimal (4), P. Nissanka (4)
7Niroshan Dickwella 13 51.8 68.6 K. Mendis (8), K. Mendis (5)
8Ramesh Mendis 10 28.9 39.3 P. Jayasuriya (6), M. Rathnayake (5)
9Prabath Jayasuriya 10 10.6 28.0 S. Lakmal (5), K. Rajitha (3)
10Lahiru Kumara 10 15.3 33.2 V. Fernando (8), L. Embuldeniya (7)
11Asitha Fernando 23 3.6 20.6 V. Fernando (4), L. Kumara (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 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Dhananjaya de Silva 37/40 6 XI
Dinesh Chandimal 35/40 5 -
Angelo Mathews 33/40 4 -
Dimuth Karunaratne 32/40 2 -
Kusal Mendis 29/40 3 -
Asitha Fernando 27/40 11 XI
Prabath Jayasuriya 25/40 9 XI
Pathum Nissanka 19/40 1 -
Kamindu Mendis 19/40 5 XI
Vishwa Fernando 18/40 10 -
Niroshan Dickwella 17/40 7 XI
Ramesh Mendis 17/40 8 -
Oshada Fernando 16/40 1 -
Lahiru Kumara 15/40 10 XI
Nishan Madushka 14/40 1 -
Kasun Rajitha 10/40 9 -
Lasith Embuldeniya 10/40 10 -
Suranga Lakmal 9/40 9 -
Lahiru Thirimanne 8/40 2 -
Milan Rathnayake 8/40 8 -
Sadeera Samarawickrama 6/40 7 -
Lahiru Udara 5/40 2 XI
Sonal Dinusha 5/40 7 XI
Praveen Jayawickrama 5/40 10 -
Pasindu Sooriyabandara 3/40 4 XI
Charith Asalanka 3/40 6 -
Dushmantha Chameera 3/40 9 -
Nishan Peiris 3/40 10 -
Chamika Karunaratne 3/40 - -
Kusal Perera 2/40 2 -
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/40 8 -
Dilruwan Perera 2/40 8 -
Keshara Nuwantha 2/40 9 XI
Tharindu Rathnayake 2/40 9 -
Jeffrey Vandersay 2/40 9 -
Maheesh Theekshana 2/40 10 -
Kamil Mishara 1/40 2 XI
Dasun Shanaka 1/40 7 -
Chamika Gunasekara 1/40 8 -
Dunith Wellalage 1/40 8 -
Isitha Wijesundara 1/40 10 -
Dilshan Madushanka 1/40 11 -
Pavan Rathnayake 1/40 - -
Dushan Hemantha 1/40 - -
1/40 - -

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 40 Tests, Pathum Nissanka batted at one 13 times and Dimuth Karunaratne at two 27 times.

Who bats at three for Sri Lanka?

Kusal Mendis, 18 times in the last 40 Tests, then Dinesh Chandimal (11).

Who has played every Test for Sri Lanka recently?

Nobody played all of Sri Lanka's last 40 Tests. Dhananjaya de Silva played the most, 37.