Sri Lanka Announces Test Squad vs India; Dickwella & Madushanka Return

S i
La ka
C icket
(SLC)
has
officially
a ou ced
a
16-membe
squad
fo
the
upcomi g
fi st
Test
match
agai st
I dia.
The
ope i g
e cou te
of
the
two-match
Test
se ies
is
scheduled
to
take
place
at
the
ico ic
Galle
I te atio al
C icket
Stadium
f om
August
15
to
19,
2026.
The
se ies
holds
imme se
sig ifica ce
fo
both
atio s
as
it
fo ms
a
i teg al
pa t
of
the
o goi g
ICC
Wo ld
Test
Champio ship
(WTC)
2025& dash;27
cycle.

The
host
squad
featu es
otable
ecalls,
key
abse ces
due
to
i ju ies,
a d
a
mix
of
seaso ed
vete a s
alo gside
eme gi g
tale t
aimed
at
secu i g
c ucial
champio ship
poi ts.

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Key
Recalls
A d
Missi g
Sta s

The
p ima y
highlight
of
the
squad
selectio
is
the
etu
of
expe ie ced
wicketkeepe -batte
Ni osha
Dickwella
to
the
ed-ball
set-up.
Dickwella
was
b ought
back
i to
the
side
to
ha dle
wicketkeepi g
duties
i
the
abse ce
of
sta
batte
Kusal
Me dis,
who
has
bee
uled
out
of
the
ope i g
Test
owi g
to
a
i ju y.
Additio ally,
left-a m
fast
bowle
Dilsha
Madusha ka
makes
his
comeback
to
bolste
the
pace
attack.
Mea while,
established
top-o de
batte
Pathum
Nissa ka
has
also
bee
left
out
of
the
16-ma
squad.

Leade ship
A d
Squad
B eakdow

Dha a jaya
de
Silva
will
lead
the
S i
La ka
side
as
captai ,
with
dy amic
middle-o de
batte
Kami du
Me dis
se vi g
as
his
vice-captai .

Batti g
Depa tme t:
The
top
a d
middle-o de
li eup
featu es
Lahi u
Uda a,
Nisha
Madushka,
Di esh
Cha dimal,
Pasi du
Soo iyaba da a,
a d
So al
Di usha
alo gside
skippe
Dha a jaya
de
Silva
a d
Kami du
Me dis.

Spi
Attack:
The
slow-bowli g
duties
will
be
spea headed
by
Ramesh
Me dis
a d
P abath
Jayasu iya,
suppo ted
by
Kesha a
Nuwa tha.

Pace
U it:
Dilsha
Madusha ka
joi s
a
fo midable
pace
batte y
comp isi g
Mila
Rath ayake,
Asitha
Fe a do,
Lahi u
Kuma a,
a d
Vishwa
Fe a do.

Cu e t
Wo ld
Test
Champio ship
Sta di gs

Both
teams
e te
this
se ies
seeki g
to
bolste
thei
positio s
o
the
WTC
table.
I dia,
led
by
captai
Shubma
Gill,
cu e tly
occupy
the
fifth
spot
i
the
Wo ld
Test
Champio ship
sta di gs.
They
have
eco ded
fou
victo ies
a d
fou
defeats
out
of
i e
matches,
accumulati g
a
poi ts
pe ce tage
(PCT)
of
48.150%.
O
the
othe
ha d,
S i
La ka
fi d
themselves
i
sixth
positio ,
havi g
ma aged
o e
victo y,
o e
d aw,
a d
two
losses
i
thei
campaig
so
fa .

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Complete
Squad
List

S i
La ka
Squad
(Fi st
Test):

Dha a jaya
de
Silva
(c),
Kami du
Me dis
(vc),
Lahi u
Uda a,
Nisha
Madushka,
Di esh
Cha dimal,
Pasi du
Soo iyaba da a,
So al
Di usha,
Ni osha
Dickwella
(wk),
Ramesh
Me dis,
P abath
Jayasu iya,
Kesha a
Nuwa tha,
Mila
Rath ayake,
Asitha
Fe a do,
Lahi u
Kuma a,
Vishwa
Fe a do,
Dilsha
Madusha ka.

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