Rest of the players will leave on 22nd November
Sri Lanka Cricket said that the remaining players will leave for South Africa on 22 November 2024. After this the players will start practice. Sri Lanka’s performance has been quite good in recent times. They won the test series against New Zealand. Apart from this, they have recently won the T20 and ODI series against New Zealand. In such a situation, Sri Lanka has a chance to create history.
This series is important for WTC
If they beat South Africa, their hopes of making it to the WTC final will increase even further. The Sri Lankan team is currently at third position in the points table. It is noteworthy that after Sanath Jayasuriya became the coach, there have been many changes in the Sri Lankan team. In such a situation, now their eyes will be on winning the Test series against South Africa.
Sri Lanka team will tour South Africa
Dhananjay de Silva (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Oshada Fernando, Sadira Samarawickrama, Prabhat Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Lasith Embuldeniya, Milan Rathnayake, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa F Renando, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha