Asalanka to captain Sri Lanka against New Zealand

Published November 7, 2024
NEW ZEALAND cricketers click photographs of Asian elephants during a jeep safari at Minneriya National Park in Sri Lanka’s North Central province on Wednesday.—AFP
NEW ZEALAND cricketers click photographs of Asian elephants during a jeep safari at Minneriya National Park in Sri Lanka’s North Central province on Wednesday.—AFP

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka named their squads Wednesday for two T20s and three ODIs at home to New Zealand, with Charith Asa­lanka captain in both formats.

The first T20 match will be played at Dambulla on Saturday followed by the second a day later. The first ODI will also be played at Dambulla, on Novem­ber 13, with the next two shifting to Pallekele on November 17 and 19.

Sri Lanka are sixth in the ICC rankings in ODIs, a spot behind New Zealand. In T20s the hosts are eighth to the Black Caps’ fifth.

ODI squad: Charith Asalanka (captain), Avi­shka Fernando,Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Sadeera Samara­wickrama, Nishan Madushka, Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Mohamed Shiraz.

T20 squad: Charith Asalanka (capt), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasa­ranga,Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Binura Fernando and Asitha Fernando.

Published in Dawn, November 7th, 2024

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