PAKISTAN captain Salman Ali Agha and his Sri Lankan counterpart Dasun Shanaka pose with the series trophy at the Rangiri Dambulla Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.β€”Courtesy PCB

DAMBULLA: Pakistan will have one final go at testing their squad’s depth ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup when they take on Sri Lanka in a three-match series in DamΒ­bulla in the absence of stalwarts Babar Azam, ShahΒ­een Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.

The experienced trio, desΒ­pite establishing themselves as integral cogs in Pakistan’s plans for the showpiece, weren’t picked owing to their stints in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia.

While Babar and Haris continue to feature in the league, Shaheen has returned

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