SL vs IRE: Sri Lanka Team Announced for First Test, 4 Players Dropped

The series of two Test matches between Sri Lanka and Ireland (SL vs IRE) is going to start from 16th April. Both the matches of the test series will be held at Galle, the first test will start from 16th April and the second match will be played from 24th April. For this important series, Sri Lanka has announced 15 players of its first Test squad, in which four players have been shown the way out. While two fast bowlers have been rested according to the report which includes the names of Kusan Rajita and Lahiru Kumar.

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Sri Lanka Will Play this Test Series Against Ireland at their home Grounds

Sri Lankan cricket team wicketkeepers Niroshan Dickwella, Asita Fernando, Oshanda Fernando and Chamika Karunaratne have not got a place in this test team. And will play this Test series against Ireland on their home grounds, where the dominance of spin bowling is seen. In such a situation, young spinner Lasith Ambuldania called back to the team. Also, uncapped spinner Dushan Hemanth given a place. In place of wicketkeeper Dickwella, Nishan Madhushanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama have been selected as wicketkeeping options.

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Let us tell you that Madhushka played her debut match for the Sri Lankan team. On the recent tour of New Zealand. He got a chance in the second Test match of this series. As Dickwella’s performance was disappointing in the first match. He scored 7 and zero in the first match. Apart from this, Dickwella has scored runs in 54 Tests at an average of 30.97 in his Test career. And has scored more than 15 runs only once in the last 8 innings. Sadeera Samarawickrama has returned to the national team after a long time. He played his last match in December 2017.

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Sri Lanka Squad for the First Test Against Ireland:

Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kamindu Mendis, Nishan Madhushka (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Prabhat Jayasuriya, Dushan Hemantha, Lasith Ambuldenia, Asita Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Milan Ratnayake.