Fans unfamiliar with the inner workings of Sri Lankan cricket will be forgiven for thinking a second string squad has been picked to play the two-match T20 series against an experienced Pakistan side.
Sri Lanka will not be able to call on veteran spinner Rangana Herath during their ODI series against Pakistan later this month, as he has been left out of the 15-man squad.
Sri Lanka will be without rookie paceman Dushmantha Chameera for the first Test against India in August, as he is not recovering from a side strain quickly enough to make the 12 August deadline.
A century from opener Kusal Perera was the cornerstone to Sri Lanka comfortably beating Pakistan by 165 runs in the fifth and final ODI to register a consolation victory in the series.
Sometimes the word 'legend' or 'great' is thrown around loosely when speaking about players but after playing 149 Tests, 448 ODIs and 55 T20s for his country we can safely say that Mahela Jayawardene is both.
Sri Lanka have named five uncapped players in their 14-man squad for the two T20 matches against Pakistan that starts with a match in Colombo on 30 July.
Opener Ahmed Shehzad scored 95 as Pakistan eased to a comfortable seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI to clinch the five-match series with a game to spare.
Opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne struck his second Test century but Sri Lanka ended day one of the third, and deciding, Test against Pakistan on 272 for eight at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews says his team need to improve in all three departments if they want to fight their way back into the ODI series against Pakistan after losing the third ODI in Colombo on Sunday.
Wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed top-scored with 77 as Pakistan completed an easy 135-run ODI win over hosts Sri Lanka in Colombo to go two-one up in the five-match series.
The Sri Lanka lower-order held their nerve as they steered their side to a narrow two-wicket win, with 11 balls remaining, over Pakistan in the second ODI and level the five-match series at one-all.
England batsman Joe Root and has moved into the top five of the Test batting rankings for the first time while Australia's Steve Smith has conceded top spot to South Africa's AB de Villiers.
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Chandimal has expressed a desire to bat higher up the batting order in ODI cricket but says he will bat wherever the team needs him.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews was distinctly unimpressed with the way his side performed in the first ODI against Pakistan, saying they failed with bat and ball and were far too inconsistent.
An all-round effort from veteran Mohammad Hafeez, who took four wicket and scored a century, led Pakistan to a comprehensive six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Dambulla on Saturday.
Sri Lanka batting great Kumar Sangakkara will end his international career at the P. Sara Oval in Pallekele after India confirmed they will play three Tests against their Asian neighbours in August.
The new playing conditions for Tests, ODIs and T20Is have come into effect with the series between Bangladesh and South Africa, which started with a T20 in Mirpur on Sunday 5 July.
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has spoken about how disappointed he is but gave all credit to Pakistan as they chased a record score to win the final Test and clinch the series in Pallekele on Tuesday.
After helping his team pull off a record chase to beat Sri Lanka in the third Test, and clinch the series, veteran Pakistan batsman Younis Khan said as an experienced cricketer he just tries to keep the youngsters calm.
Pakistan have jumped three places to third in the ICC Test Championship rankings following a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final Test in Pallekele on Tuesday.
Pakistan recorded a superb victory over Sri Lanka on day five of the third Test in Pallekele, with veteran batsmen Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq seeing the side home by seven wickets to win the series two-one.
Supreme efforts from Pakistan centurions Shan Masood and Younis Khan saw a complete turn-around in fortunes come stumps on day four of the third Test in Pallekele, with Sri Lanka needing to defend 147 more runs and take eight wickets on the last day.
Sri Lanka were in control of the third and final Test against Pakistan at stumps on day three in Pallekele, thanks to skipper Angelo Mathews' unbeaten half century that saw them to a lead of 291 runs.
