Sri Lanka Announce ODI, T20I Squad For West Indies Excursion | Cricket Information

Sri Lanka on Monday introduced the ODI and T20I squad for the approaching excursion of the West Indies. The squad was once licensed by means of the Minister of Adolescence and Sports activities Namal Rajapaksa. Suranga Lakmal was once named instead for pacer Lahiru Kumara, who examined certain for the coronavirus on Monday. Kumara is not going to shuttle with the group but he was once named within the squad.

The Sri Lankan group will go away for the Caribbean on February 23. Sri Lanka are scheduled to play 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs, and two Take a look at fits at the excursion, below a bio-secure surroundings in Antigua from March Three to April 2.

Previous within the day, former Sri Lanka pacer Chaminda Vaas resigned from Sri Lanka’s bowling guide submit. Vaas has additionally knowledgeable that he might not be to be had to excursion West Indies as a member of the fortify workforce.

“It’s in particular disheartening to notice that during an financial local weather akin to the only dealing with all the globe presently, Vaas has made this unexpected and irresponsible transfer at the eve of the group’s departure, in accordance with non-public financial achieve,” SLC mentioned in an legit commentary.

“The control of SLC, and certainly all the country, hang Vaas in top esteem as a cricketer who has excelled for his nation. His years of yeoman provider had been liked and rewarded through the years each in standing and in type. In such cases, this can be very disheartening {that a} legend akin to Chaminda Vaas has resorted to protecting the management, the cricketers, and certainly the sport at ransom, by means of handing in his resignation on the 11th hour,” it added.

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The 3 T20I fits shall be performed on March 3, 5, and seven on the Coolidge Cricket Flooring, Antigua, whilst the ODI collection shall be performed on the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium, Antigua on March 10, 12, and 14. The primary Take a look at fit will get started on March 21, and the second one Take a look at will start on March 29.

Sri Lanka squad: Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), Dasun Shanaka, Danushka Gunathilake, Pathum Nissanka, Ashen Bandara, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella, Thisara Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Lahiru Kumara, Nuwan Pradeep, Asitha Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananajaya, Lakshan Sandakan, Dilshan Madushanka, Suranga Lakmal.