National Cricket Selection committee has announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh.
The 27-year-old southpaw Charith Asalanka will captain the Sri Lankan squad as usual. The selectors have lost patience with Bhanuka Rajapaksa, dropping him to bring in Dasun Shanaka in his place.
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Dunith Wellalage returns to the Sri Lankan T20I squad after missing the recent series against New Zealand. The selectors have also made two like-for-like replacements, bringing in Chamika Karunaratne and Eshan Malinga in place of Chamindu Wickramasinghe and Asitha Fernando, respectively.
The three-match series will kick off on the 10th of July at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, before moving to Dambulla on the 13th of July, with the final T20I set to take place on the 16th of July at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo.
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Sri Lanka T20I squad
- Charith Asalanka – Captain
- Pathum Nissanka
- Kusal Mendis
- Dinesh Chandimal
- Kusal Perera
- Kamindu Mendis
- Avishka Fernando
- Dasun Shanaka
- Dunith Wellalage
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Jeffrey Vandersay
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Matheesha Pathirana
- Nuwan Thushara
- Binura Fernando
- Eshan Malinga
