Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has released the schedule of upcoming Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2023.
The Pakistan Men’s National Team will arrive in the island during July 2023 to take part in a two- match Test series against Sri Lanka.
The Test series is a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023–25 cycle. The visiting Pakistan team will play a two-day warmup game on the 11th and 12th July ahead of the Test series.
The first Test will be played from 16th to 20th July at Galle International Cricket Stadium while the second Test will be played from 24th to 28th July at SSC Grounds, Colombo. Pakistan team will arrive in Sri Lanka on the 9th July.
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Pakistan last toured Sri Lanka in July 2022 and that two-match Test series resulted in 1-1. Pakistan scaled the target of 342 to register the best run chase at the ground and win the first Test by four wickets. The hosts pounced back in the second Test to level the series with a 246-run win.
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc & wk), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi and Shan Masood
Player support personnel: Rehan-ul-Haq (team manager), Grant Bradburn (head coach), Andrew Puttick (batting coach), Morne Morkel (bowling coach), Aftab Khan (fielding coach), Abdul Rehman (assistant coach), Drikus Saaiman (strength and conditioning coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media and digital content manager), Lt Col Usman Anwari (Retd) (security manager), Talha Ejaz (analyst) and Malang Ali (masseur).
The schedule
DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
11th and 12th July 2023 | 2 Day Warm Up Game | TBC |
16th to 20th July 2023 | 1st Test | GICS, Galle |
24th to 28th July 2023 | 2nd Test | SSC, Colombo |