Pakistan will compete Sri Lanka In the second match of the three-match ODI series. This article provides details about the playing 11 of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan for the second match of the series.
Sri Lanka Playing XI vs Pakistan – 2nd ODI, Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan 2025
Openers: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara
After a narrow defeat in the opening ODI against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, Sri Lanka will be aiming to make a comeback when they take the field for the next match at the same venue.
The visiting team may look to add an additional fast bowling option in place of a batsman to restrict the opposition to a manageable total of less than 300 runs when bowling first, which was not the case in the previous game.
After a good start in the first ten overs, Lanka fell six runs behind in the chase of 300 after losing too many wickets in the middle stage of the innings.,
The Charith Asalanka-led side will be hoping for a better performance, especially with the bat, and would like the middle-order batsmen to bat a little more responsibly.,
Despite the disappointing performance, Sri Lanka will be happy with the start given to the team by the opening pair of Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara and would like them to continue their good performance in the upcoming match.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Kusal Mendis, Sadira Samarawickrama (wicketkeeper), Charith Asalanka (captain), Kamindu Mendis, Zenith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasarnaga.
The performance of Lanka’s middle order in the last match was a major reason why the team failed to chase the target by staying in the game till the last over.
The island nation lost one or two more wickets than expected in the second powerplay, sending the team off track to chase in regulation after the kind of start they got.
The team management will be hoping that players like captain Charith Asalanka, Sadira Samarawickrama and Zenith Liyanage will learn from their mistakes and the way half-century-scoring Wanindu Hasaranga batted.,
The responsibility of scoring most of the runs for the team while batting first or chasing the target will be on Lanka’s top five batsmen.,
Bowlers: Mahesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Asitha Fernando
Lanka may consider selecting an extra fast bowler for the next match as the pitch helped the fast bowlers in the last match and dew also played its part in the second innings.
Having said that, the chances of that happening look quite slim as the team may find themselves creating chances late in the game which could have gone either way if Sri Lanka had batted more intelligently.
This means that Lanka will go into the second ODI with an unchanged bowling combination which will include two specialist fast bowlers and the same number of spinners.
Lanka’s fast bowling department will be handled by Dushmantha Chameera and Asitha Fernando, while the spin bowling department will be handled by Wanindu Hasaranga and Mahesh Thekshan, with Zenith Liyanage being the fifth bowler.