BAN vs SL: Sri Lanka’s Predicted Playing XI Against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh 2022, 2nd Test

Sri Lanka will face Bangladesh in the 2nd Test of the ongoing Test series. The BAN vs SL 2nd Test commences on May 23 (Monday). Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka is the venue of the match. Sri Lanka is led by Dimuth Karunaratne while Miminul Haque is the captain of Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka has a good record against Bangladesh in Tests, winning 17 matches and losing only 1 out of 23 games. 5 matches ended in a draw. Sri Lanka has never faced a defeat against Bangladesh on the latter’s home soil and they will aim to retain this record in the upcoming match as well. Here we take a glance at Sri Lanka’s predicted playing XI against Bangladesh in the BAN vs SL 2nd Test.

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BAN vs SL: Sri Lanka’s Predicted Playing XI Against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh 2022, 2nd Test

Dimuth Karunaratne (C)

Dimuth Karunaratne is the skipper of Sri Lanka in the BAN vs SL Test series and will lead the team in the 2nd Test as well. In the 1st Test, Karunaratne got out for just 9 runs in the 1st innings but came out with an impressive 52 in the 2nd innings. The left-handed batter will aim to lead his team to victory in the next game.

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Oshada Fernando

Oshada Fernando might be the other opener for the team in the next match. The right-handed batsman scored 36 and 19 in both the innings of the 1st Test. He got off to a good start but could not convert it into a big knock. He will look to come up with a good show in the next match.

Kusal Mendis

Kusal Mendis might be the no.3 batter for the team in the BAN vs SL 2nd Test. The right-handed batsman played a good knock in both the innings of the previous Test. He smacked 54 runs in the 1st innings and 48 runs in the 2nd innings. He will be a good batter to take the no.3 position for Sri Lanka.

Angelo Mathews

Angelo Mathews emerged as the star of the previous BAN vs SL Test. He slammed a 199-run knock for Sri Lanka in the 1st innings, taking the team to a mammoth total. Mathews also won the player of the match award for his astonishing knock. He will look to come up with a similar knock in the next match.

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Dhananjaya de Silva

Dhananjaya de Silva might be another middle-order batsman for the team in the BSN vs SL 2nd Test. Silva scored 33 runs in the 2nd innings after getting out for just 6 in the 1st. He also picked 1 wicket while bowling. He might again get a chance in the playing XI in the next game.

Dinesh Chandimal

Dinesh Chandimal might be another batsman for the team in the next match. Chandimal scored a 66-run knock in the 1st innings of the first Test and then scored an unbeaten 39 in the 2nd innings. With his good form, he is highly likely to be part of the next match as well.

Niroshan Dickwella (WK)

Niroshan Dickwella will be the wicketkeeper for Sri Lanka in the BAN vs SL 2nd Test as well. Dickwella played a good knock of unbeaten 61 runs in the 2nd innings of the previous Test. He will aim to come up with a similar show in the next game as well.

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Ramesh Mendis

Ramesh Mendis might be an all-rounder for the team in the BAN vs SL 2nd Test match as well. Mendis remained wicketless in the 1st Test. He bowled 45 overs and conceded 119 runs. In the BAN vs SL 2nd Test, he will look to pick some more wickets.

Lasith Embuldeniya

Lasith Embuldeniya might be a spinner for the team in the next game as well. He managed to get 1 wicket in the last match. He will aim to pick more wickets in the 2nd Test so as the help Sri Lanka win another Test series against Bangladesh.

Kasun Rajitha

Kasun Rajitha might be another bowler for Sri Lanka in the BAN vs SL 2nd Test. The right-arm pacer replaced Vishwa Fernando as the concussion substitute in the last Test. Vishwa is expected to miss the next game and Rajitha will be his replacement. The right-arm pacer scalped 4 wickets in the last match.

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Asitha Fernando

Asitha Fernando might be another pacer for Sri Lanka in the next match. The right-arm pacer scalped a 3-wicket haul in the 1st Test. After his brilliant performance, he will definitely get a place in the 2nd Test as well.

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