After registering a significant win in the first encounter of the two-match test series, Babar Azam-led Pakistan is looking to achieve a series win in Sri Lanka. The last encounter of the marquee series will kick start tomorrow (July 24). The game will take place at the same venue, which is the iconic stadium at Galle.
Galle International Stadium pitch report
The Galle International Stadium has hosted multiple red ball matches in the last few months and so the tired nature of the pitches won’t be helpful for the pacers. The pacers are unlikely to have a huge impact on the game after the first couple of days.
The spinners from both teams are likely to dominate from day 1. However, The spinners will get the peak assistance from the surface from the third day onwards. The experts believe that the nature of the strip will remain similar to the first encounter, which was played at the same venue. The batsmen will have to work hard and score at a relatively higher strike rate.
Weather Forecast:
According to Weather.com, Rain is likely to play a spoilsport in the highly-anticipated encounter. The reports suggest a huge precipitation chance in the test match’s last three days. The probability of rain in the five days is as follows – 13%, 12%, 59%, 77%, and 79%.
The game will witness multiple rain delays and the weather will remain cloudy during most of the part of the game. The report also suggests that the average temperature for the 5 days will remain around 31° with around 15 km/h wind speed.
Test Records (Head-to-head):
Matches – 56
Pakistan won – by 21
Sri Lanka won – by 16
Drawn – 19
Dream 11 Predicted team:
- Mohammad Rizwan (c)
- Dinesh Chandimal
- Imam Ul Haq
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Babar Azam (VC)
- Angelo Mathews
- Faheem Ashraf
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Yasir Shah
- Shaheen Afridi
- Prabath Jayasuriya
Dream 11 tip:
Mohammad Rizwan, The wicket-keeper of Pakistan had a disappointing outing in the series opener. However, Experts highly back the star right-hander to fire in the all-important encounter at Galle. While Babar Azam is likely to continue his dream run with the bat.
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