Sri Lanka would not have even imagined that it would have to struggle to equalize the Test series in its own home against the inexperienced Indian team. But the situation is such that after losing the first match, now they will have to win the last test. The team is also struggling with injuries, due to which changes were made in the squad for the Colombo Test. A batsman has been selected in the Sri Lankan team, who had scored a lot of runs against the Indian bowlers just a few weeks ago. The name is Sahan Arachchige, who wears jersey number 18 like Virat Kohli.
sri lanka cricket Has entered two players in the squad for the second Test match starting from August 23 in Colombo – Sahan Arachchige and Kamil Mishara. Neither of these two have made their Test debut yet but both have a lot of experience in first class cricket. Especially Arachchige has played many matches from domestic cricket to Sri Lanka A team. But who is Arachchige and how has his career been?
How is Arachchige’s career?
The 30-year-old left-handed batsman Arachchige also gives the team the option of off-spin bowling. He made his first class debut for Colts Cricket Club in 2016. After this, he played long cricket for different clubs and with his strong performance, made a place in Sri Lanka’s limited overs team. Arachchige’s first class cricket performance has been impressive. He has scored 4365 runs in 85 matches. His batting average is 38 and he has 9 centuries and 27 half-centuries to his name. His highest score is 167 runs. In bowling also he has taken 63 wickets and his best performance is 4/34.
Has scored a century against India A
Just a few weeks before this Test series, in June 2026, Sahan Arachige has shown the wonders of his batting against the Indian bowling. Arachchige had scored a century and a half-century in two unofficial test matches against India A which was on tour to Sri Lanka. While captaining the team in this series, he scored 209 runs in 3 innings. In the match in which he scored a century, there were also bowlers like Saransh Jain, Gurnoor Brar and Aaqib Nabi, who are part of the current Indian team.