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Therefore, the prediction is for the Green Caps to secure a win and clinch the series as well.
Tournament: Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2022 | Format: TEST | Venue: Galle International Cricket Stadium, Galle , Sri Lanka | Toss: To Bowl
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Sri Lanka will face Pakistan in the second Test at the Galle International Stadium, starting on Sunday, July 24. The visitors have a 1-0 lead in the series after winning the first fixture by four wickets at the same venue.
Sri Lanka will enter the second contest as slight underdogs after suffering a shocking defeat in the first Test.The defeat itself was not that surprising but it was how the match ended which would’ve left the home team rather disappointed, to say the least.
After registering an incredible win in the series opener, Pakistan will enter the second contest as favourites. The team management will be hoping to see the players continue producing a similar kind of performance in the second Test as well to ensure a series win.
The most discouraging thing for the hosts will be the fact that other than left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya, no other bowler managed to get the kind of assist which was on offer on a spin-friendly track.
Therefore, the management would be hoping for a much better display in the match starting from Sunday to ensure a positive result.
In terms of the batting department, the Islanders will be heavily relying on captain Dimuth Karunaratne, in-form Dinesh Chandimal, veteran Angelo Mathews, experienced Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva and wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella to score the bulk of the runs and give the bowlers something to bowl with.
In the bowling department, the home team will have at least one change with mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana being already ruled out because of an injury.
In his absence, the home team will be relying on the likes of Jayasuriya, De Silva, Ramesh Mendis and Kasun Rajitha to restrict the home team’s batting lineup.
Oshada Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Prabath Jayasuriya, Kasun Rajitha
Niroshan Dickwella, Dunith Wellalage, Dhananjaya de Silva, Asitha Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, Ramesh Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Prabath Jayasuriya
Despite the win, there are some changes expected in the visitors’ playing eleven. Star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has already been ruled out of the match because of a knee injury.
There is also debate about whether Pakistan went in with the correct team combination which means that Afridi might be replaced by either Fawad Alam or Saud Shakeel to strengthen the middle-order.
There is also question marks on the place of veteran batter Azhar Ali who had two more disappointing outing with the bat in the first Test and pacer Hasan Ali who once again looked rather mediocre.
In the batting department, the Green Caps will be heavily relying on in-form captain Babar Azam, first Test player of the match Abdullah Shafique, opener Imam-ul-Haq and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan to score the bulk of the runs.
In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of pacer Naseem Shah along with the spin duo of Yasir Shah and Mohammad Nawaz to claim timely breakthroughs.
Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Agha Salman/Fawad Alamwea, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi/ Nauman Ali, Naseem Shah
Salman Ali Agha, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Nauman Ali, Hasan Ali, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Abdullah Shafique, Fawad Alam, Imam-ul-Haq
The wicket prepared at Galle is going to be good for batting with some assistance from the quick bowlers.The weather forecast for the game is far from ideal as the rain is expected during the course of the Test match.
Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle is going to host the second and final game of the Test series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The Green Shirts won the opening game of the Test series
Both the teams will be keen to win the toss, bowl first and restrict the opposition to less than 300 runs. The average first innings score at Galle was around 300 runs.
After a nail-biting contest in the first Test, it is extremely hard to predict an outright winner but looking at the team combination, it seems that Pakistan still have a more balanced squad compared to Sri Lanka, where there is an overreliance on the batting department.
Therefore, the prediction is for the Green Caps to secure a win and clinch the series as well.
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