The Sri Lankan cricket team is currently on a tour of England for a three-match Test series. The tour will begin with a match to be held on Wednesday, 21 August at Old Trafford ground in Manchester. On the other hand, Sri Lanka has announced the playing eleven for this match a day in advance today, 20 August.

However, by winning this match, Sri Lanka would like to start the Test series with a win. But it is not going to be that easy for the Lankan team against England, who play an aggressive style of ball in the biggest format of the game these days, that too in home conditions. Well, let’s see Sri Lanka’s playing XI for this match:

Sri Lanka’s playing XI for the first Test match against England:

Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madhushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Kamindu Mendis, Prabhath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Milan Rathnayake.

Sri Lanka vs England Test series full schedule

1st match – 21 August to 25 August, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

2nd Match – August 29 to September 2, Lord’s, London

3rd Match – September 6-September 10, Kingston Oval, London