{"id":12885,"date":"2026-08-21T14:06:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=12885"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:36:32","slug":"sri-lanka-squad-for-the-second-test-vs-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/sri-lanka-squad-for-the-second-test-vs-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka Squad For The Second Test vs India"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has named the following 14-member squad for
the second Test match against India.
The second Test will be played at the SSC, Colombo, from 23rd to 27th August.
The ongoing two-match series is part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025\u20132027 cycle.
The Test Squad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Lahiru Udara<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Kamil Mishara<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Pasindu Sooriyabandara<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Kamindu Mendis \u2013 Vice Captain<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Dhananjaya De Silva \u2013 Captain<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Sahan Arachchige<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Sonal Dinusha<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Niroshan Dickwella<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Keshara Nuwantha<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Prabath Jayasuriya<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Milan Ratnayake<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Lahiru Kumara<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Asitha Fernando<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Vishwa Fernando<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has named the following 14-member squad forthe second Test match against India.The second Test will be played at the SSC, Colombo, from 23rd to 27th August.The ongoing two-match series is part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025\u20132027 cycle.The Test Squad<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,60,57],"tags":[1641,3422,73,134,72,3421],"class_list":["post-12885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","category-international-cricket","category-national-cricket","tag-lahiru-udara","tag-second-test-vs-india","tag-slsports","tag-sports-news","tag-sri-lanka-cricket","tag-sri-lanka-squad"],"yoast_head":"\nSri Lanka Squad For The Second Test vs India - 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