Sri Lanka is set to play its first ever Day/Night Test match during the tour against Pakistan at the United Arab Emirates later in September.
Sri Lanka will play two Tests, five ODIs and two Twenty20 matches during the series, which will begin from September 28.
Sri Lanka Cricket, earmarking the tour, named a 25-member squad as preparation for the tour, where matches are scheduled to be played in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, and an additional T20 match at Lahore, Pakistan depending on security clearance.
Sri Lanka pool: Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Niroshan Dickwella, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Lakshan Sandakan, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Jeffrey Vandersay, Milinda Siriwardana, Roshen Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Charith Asalanka, Shaminda Eranga, Dhammika Prasad.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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