Dimuth Karunaratne’s GALLE In the second Test, which begins on Sunday, Sri Lanka will try to rebound from its loss to a confident Pakistan team that just earned a victory to boost its spirits.
However, the loss of pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi, who was crucial to the team’s four-wicket victory on Wednesday, has hurt the tourists.As they prepare for their sixth straight Test at the venue since November, Sri Lanka has seen diverse results at the Galle International Stadium over the last three weeks.
Earlier this month, they played Australia in the first of two Test matches there.Even in the final two days of the test, when Asian tracks typically change, the spinners received little assistance due to the completely different pitch for the first Test against Pakistan.
