Pakistan v Sri Lanka - Series Preview

Sri Lanka's first full ATG series takes them to Pakistan, and Arjuna Ranatunga's team will be keen to put on a good display after defeat in their inaugural Test against England last season. Sri Lanka fought hard in that match though, and whilst Pakistan will be overwhelming favourites in this three match series, they would do well not to underestimate the capabilities of their guests.

Pakistan themselves enter this series on the back of an encouraging tour of England, and if they do indeed emerge victorious here it will end a run of five series without a win, their last series triumph coming against New Zealand back in season IV. It will also be their last chance for a while to break the cycle as Pakistan have no further fixtures scheduled this season, so we should be in for some competitive cricket once the series gets underway in Karachi.

Current form (most recent result first)
Pakistan DWLDL
Sri Lanka L

Sri Lanka squad
A Ranatunga (c), HP Tillakaratne (v/c), SD Anurasiri, ALF de Mel, DS de Silva, PA de Silva, RL Dias, HDPK Dharmasena, AP Gurusinha, UC Hathurusingha, RS Kaluwitharana, RS Mahanama, RJ Ratnayake, JR Ratnayeke, S Wettimuny, GP Wickramasinghe.