Sri Lanka has named a 15-player squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan, with Kusal Mendis appointed as captain. The series is set to begin on October 9 in Rawalpindi. Pathum Nissanka and Wanindu Hasaranga are out with injuries.
Sri Lanka has announced a 15-player squad for the three-match T20I series against Pakistan, with Kusal Mendis leading the side. Sri Lanka and Pakistan will face each other in a three-match T20I series in Rawalpindi, with the first game scheduled for October 9. The second T20I will be played on October 11, followed by the series finale on October 13.
Squad Composition
Mendis heads a batting group that includes Mishara, Jayawardena, Udara, Arachchige, Kamindu Mendis and Shanaka, with Wickramasinghe adding depth, as per the ICC website. The skipper was in fine form in Sri Lanka's recent tour of England, as he amassed 198 runs in three outings with a best score of 121 in the second ODI.
Sahan Arachchige, Sineth Jayawardena and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth are part of the Asian Games contingent for Sri Lanka and will contest for a bronze medal against Bangladesh on October 3. Wellalage, Theekshana and Viyaskanth make up the spin options, while Chameera, Fernando, Thushara and Malinga form the pace attack. Asitha Fernando was the top wicket-taker in Sri Lanka's ODI series against England with seven scalps.
Injury Setbacks
The island nation will be without Pathum Nissanka and Wanindu Hasaranga as both have been ruled out due to injuries, but will be looking to make their returns for the ODI tri-series, subject to fitness clearances.
Tour Itinerary
The T20Is are the first leg of a demanding tour that runs from October 9 to November 21. After the T20Is, the teams will play a five-match ODI tri-series that also involves England, followed by a two-match Test series against Pakistan.
Sri Lanka T20I squad v Pakistan
Kusal Mendis (captain), Kamil Mishara, Sineth Jayawardena, Lahiru Udara, Sahan Arachchige, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Eshan Malinga. (ANI)
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