Two Sri Lankans picked for Pakistan Super League

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Sri Lankan all-rounders Seekkuge Prasanna and Thisara Perera have been picked in the replacement draft conducted yesterday to complete the teams at the upcoming Paksitan Super League (PSL). 

The organizers of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) conducted a replacement draft yesterday with the participation of the six franchise teams in order to complete their squads as the 2021 edition of the tournament resumes in June.

The tournament was suspended after only 14 matches following a spate of Covid-19 cases among players and the members of support staff in franchise teams. 

The leg spinning all-rounder Seekuge Prasanna was picked by Lahore Qalanders replacing England all-rounder Joe Denly while seaming all-rounder Thisara Perera was picked by Karachi Kings replacing Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi.

The sixth edition of the PSL will resume on June 2nd, with the final scheduled for June 20th. 

FULL LIST OF PSL 2021 REPLACEMENT DRAFT PICKS

Islamabad United: Usman Khawaja replaces Alex Hales, Janneman Malan replaces Lewis Gregory

Karachi Kings: Martin Guptill replaces Colin Ingram, Thisara Perera replaces Mohammad Nabi, Najeebullah Zadran replaces Dan Christian, Litton Das replaces Joe Clarke

Lahore Qalandars: Shakib al Hasan replaces Rashid Khan, James Faulkner replaces David Wiese, Joe Burns replaces Samit Patel, Callum Ferguson replaces Tom Abell, Seekkuge Prasana replaces Joe Denly

Multan Sultans: Mahmudullah replaces Chris Lynn, Rahmanullah Gurbaz replaces James Vince, George Linde replaces Adam Lyth, Obed McCoy replaces Carlos Brathwaite

Peshawar Zalmi: Fabian Allen replaces Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rovman Powell replaces Liam Livingstone, Fidel Edwards replaces Saqib Mahmood

Quetta Gladiators: Andre Russell replaces Tom Banton