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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 10 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Pathum Nissanka 5 83.6 68.3 N. Madushka (3), O. Fernando (1)
2Dimuth Karunaratne 6 59.2 62.9 L. Udara (3), K. Mishara (1)
3Dinesh Chandimal 7 79.0 48.0 K. Mendis (2), P. Jayasuriya (1)
4Angelo Mathews 7 79.9 47.0 P. Sooriyabandara (1), K. Mendis (1)
5Kamindu Mendis 6 113.8 64.1 D. Chandimal (2), D. de Silva (2)
6Dhananjaya de Silva 8 38.5 56.7 S. Dinusha (1), K. Mendis (1)
7Kusal Mendis 6 91.6 72.6 S. Samarawickrama (2), S. Dinusha (1)
8Ramesh Mendis 3 28.7 34.0 M. Rathnayake (1), K. Nuwantha (1)
9Prabath Jayasuriya 5 6.0 26.1 T. Rathnayake (2), K. Nuwantha (1)
10Lahiru Kumara 3 12.0 22.1 N. Peiris (2), V. Fernando (2)
11Asitha Fernando 7 2.8 14.3 L. Kumara (1), D. Madushanka (1)
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 10 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Dhananjaya de Silva 10/10 6 XI
Prabath Jayasuriya 10/10 9 XI
Dinesh Chandimal 9/10 3 -
Asitha Fernando 9/10 11 XI
Kamindu Mendis 8/10 5 XI
Kusal Mendis 8/10 7 -
Angelo Mathews 7/10 4 -
Dimuth Karunaratne 6/10 2 -
Pathum Nissanka 5/10 1 -
Lahiru Udara 4/10 2 XI
Lahiru Kumara 4/10 10 XI
Nishan Madushka 3/10 1 -
Sonal Dinusha 3/10 7 XI
Sadeera Samarawickrama 3/10 7 -
Milan Rathnayake 3/10 8 -
Ramesh Mendis 3/10 8 -
Nishan Peiris 3/10 10 -
Pasindu Sooriyabandara 2/10 4 XI
Niroshan Dickwella 2/10 8 XI
Keshara Nuwantha 2/10 9 XI
Tharindu Rathnayake 2/10 9 -
Vishwa Fernando 2/10 10 -
Oshada Fernando 1/10 1 -
Kamil Mishara 1/10 2 XI
Chamika Gunasekara 1/10 8 -
Jeffrey Vandersay 1/10 9 -
Dilshan Madushanka 1/10 11 -
Pavan Rathnayake 1/10 - -
Kasun Rajitha 1/10 - -

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 10 Tests, Pathum Nissanka batted at one 5 times and Dimuth Karunaratne at two 6 times.

Who bats at three for Sri Lanka?

Dinesh Chandimal, 7 times in the last 10 Tests, then Kusal Mendis (2).

Who has played every Test for Sri Lanka recently?

Dhananjaya de Silva, Prabath Jayasuriya played all of Sri Lanka's last 10 Tests.