LAHORE: Sept 6: The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka has announced a 16-member Sri Lankan “A” team for the forthcoming tour of Pakistan.

The team wilsl arrive in Karachi on Sept 14 to play two four-dayers and three one-dayers.

Tilan Samaraweera has been selected as captain of the team.

Dileepa Wickramasinghe has been named manager while Ruwan Kalpage is the coach. Priyantha Wickremasinghe has been appointed as physio.

Team:

Tilan Samarweera (captain), Michael Vandort, Jehan Mubarak, Naveed Navaz, Javan Mendis, Pubudu Seneviratne, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Kaushalya Lokuarachochi, Charith Sylvester, Nisitha Rupasinghe, Tharanagra Lakshitha, Nandika Ranjith, Tilina Thushara, Sujeeva De Silva, Chamila Gamage, Avishka Gunawaradne.

Opinion

Editorial

Desperate measures
Updated 27 Dec, 2024

Desperate measures

Sadly in Pakistan, street protests and sit-ins have become the only resort to catch the attention of a callous power elite.
Economic outlook
27 Dec, 2024

Economic outlook

THE post-pandemic years, marked by extreme volatility in the global oil and commodity markets as well as slowing...
Cricket and visas
27 Dec, 2024

Cricket and visas

PAKISTAN has asserted that delay in the announcement of the schedule of next year’s Champions Trophy will not...
Afghan strikes
Updated 26 Dec, 2024

Afghan strikes

The military option has been employed by the govt apparently to signal its unhappiness over the state of affairs with Afghanistan.
Revamping tax policy
26 Dec, 2024

Revamping tax policy

THE tax bureaucracy appears to have convinced the government that it can boost revenues simply by taking harsher...
Betraying women voters
26 Dec, 2024

Betraying women voters

THE ECP’s recent pledge to eliminate the gender gap among voters falls flat in the face of troubling revelations...