Karachi: The national cricket team to play a two-match test series against Sri Lanka left for Colombo from Jinnah International Airport on Saturday night via Dubai. Bowling coach Morne Morkel will join the national team in Dubai due to not getting a visa.
The national team, which arrived in Sri Lanka to participate in the first Test of the ICCC Test Championship, will play a two-day warm-up match on July 11 and 12 before the series.
The first Test will be played at the Galle International Stadium from July 16 to 20, while the second Test is scheduled from July 24 to 28 at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
It should be noted that 57 Test matches have been played between the two countries so far, out of which Pakistan won 21 matches, Sri Lanka won 17 matches while 19 matches ended without a decision.
Pakistan squad
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc & wk), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi and Shan Masood
Player support personnel
Rehan-ul-Haq (team manager), Grant Bradburn (head coach), Andrew Puttick (batting coach), Morne Morkel (bowling coach), Aftab Khan (fielding coach), Abdul Rehman (assistant coach), Drikus Saaiman (strength and conditioning coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media and digital content manager), Lt Col Usman Anwari (Retd) (security manager), Talha Ejaz (analyst) and Malang Ali (masseur).
