An 18-man squad has been selected by Sri Lanka Cricket’s selection committee to face India in the forthcoming two-match Test series.
An 18-man squad has been selected by Sri Lanka Cricket’s selection committee to face India in the forthcoming two-match Test series. The T20I team has been reshuffled, with Kusal Mendis and Mahesh Theekshana being replaced by Niroshan Dickwella and Dhananjaya De Silva. They both sustained hamstring injuries in the fifth T20I against Australia. As well as Mahesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga will be returning home following her time in Australia. Namal Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan Minister of Youth and Sports, has given his approval to the team listed below.
Test Squad: Dimuth Karunaratne – Captain, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya de Silva – Vice-Captain, Kusal Mendis – subject to fitness, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Charith Asalanka, Niroshan Dickwella, Chamika Karunaratne, Ramesh Mendis – will not take part due to an injury, Embuldeniya, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrema, and Lahiru Kumariya are some of the other notable players.
In the first T20I, India defeated Sri Lanka by a score of 62 runs. The second T20I between the two teams will take place on Saturday.
