Silva's remarks comes ahead of the first Test against Australia at Galle. The two-match series is SL's last ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle assignment. After this, he has only two home Tests against Bangladesh in 2025. In their next WTC 2025-27 cycle, Sri Lanka has a total of
Sri Lanka, South Africa and New Zealand remain in contention of claiming a coveted top two spot on the standings and earning a place at next year's one-off Test at Lord's.
Now, Lanka has five wins and four losses in nine Tests. They have a point percentage (PCT) of 55.56 percent, which is not very far from Australia, which sits at second place with a PCT of 62.50 after eight wins, three losses, and a draw in 12 Tests. India is at the top with seven wins, two l
The series will also include three T20Is and three ODIs. The white-ball leg of the series will start from March 4 onwards with the first T20I at Sylhet. The first ODI will take place on March 13 at Chattogram. Sylhet will be hosting the T20Is while Chattogram will host all ODIs.
With the top two teams in the ICC World Test Championship standings securing a place in June's Final, the victory in Nagpur sees Rohit Sharma's men widen the gap between themselves and the chasing nations with a percentage of 61.67. Consequently, Australia's defeat sees their tally drop to 7