Sri Lanka Playing 11 vs England - 1st Test, Sri Lanka Tour of England 2024

Sri Lanka has a tough challenge ahead in ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 with the three-match series against England. Sri Lanka will face England in the 1st Test in Manchester on August 21.

Dhananjaya de Silva is the captain of Sri Lanka in the series and will lead the side in the opening clash. They won their previous Test series against Bangladesh but need a strong show to outplay England. Below is their predicted playing 11 vs England.

Sri Lanka Playing 11 vs England - 1st Test, Sri Lanka Tour of England 2024

Dimuth Karunaratne

Dimuth Karunaratne will open the innings for the team. He slammed 159 runs in 2 games in the previous Test series against Bangladesh with 2 half-centuries.

Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nissanka might be picked as the opener due to his wonderful show in the recent series against India. The right-handed batsman has 1 ton and 5 fifties in 9 Tests.

Kusal Mendis (WK)

Kusal Mendis was outstanding against Bangladesh in the last Test, where he hit 367 runs in 2 games with 2 centuries and 1 fifty.

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Dhananjay de Silva (C)

Dhananjay de Silva is the captain of Sri Lanka in the series and will lead the side in the 1st Test. He also showed fabulous form in the previous campaign, getting 281 runs in 2 games with 2 tons and 1 fifty.

Angelo Matthews

Angelo Matthews is a crucial member of the Test side due to his experience and also showed decent form in the last series. He will take a spot in the middle-order and will also help as an additional pace bowler for the side.

Ramesh Mendis

Ramesh Mendis returns to the side after a long time but holds superb stats in the longest form. He has hit 365 runs in 14 Tests and has got 63 wickets while bowling.

Dinesh Candimal

Dinesh Candimal might be added to the playing 11 by Sri Lanka in the 1st Test vs England due to his long experience. He failed to grab the limelight in the previous series but would aim for a comeback.

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Lahiru Kumara

Lahiru Kumara will lead the pace attack for Sri Lanka in the match as he is a crucial pacer in the squad in longer formats. He was the highest wicket-taker in the last series with 11 dismissals.

Asitha Fernando

Asitha Fernando will be another member of the pace attack. He got 4 wickets in the last series in one game with a 4-wicket haul in one innings.

Kasun Rajitha

Kasun Rajitha will add more depth to Sri Lanka's pace attack as he is a regular member of the Test side. He was at his absolute best in the last series, getting 8 wickets in 1 match with a fifer.

Prabath Jayasuriya

Prabath Jayasuriya would lead the spin attack for Sri Lanka as the left-arm off-spinner impressed with his performance in recent times. He got 4 wickets in 2 games in the Bangladesh series.