Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), on Wednesday, introduced the lads’s squad for the upcoming home T20I series towards Australia, beginning June 7.
Star leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and wicketkeeper-batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa have returned to Sri Lanka’s T20I squad. Notably, Hasaranga was initially picked for the tour of India earlier this yr however missed the fixtures because of covid, whereas Rajapaksa had been omitted because of health considerations.
Nevertheless, each the gamers got here again with sturdy performances within the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Hasaranga had a fairly good season with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), ending with 26 scalps to his identify. He missed out on the Purple Cap’s race by only one wicket to Yuzvendra Chahal.
Equally, Rajapaksa had a surprising season with the bat for Punjab Kings (PBKS), accumulating 209 runs in 9 video games at a strike fee only a shade beneath 160.
Additional, the choice committee has additionally picked 19-year-old tempo sensation Matheesha Pathirana, who just lately grabbed eyeballs along with his IPL debut for Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK).
Pathirana, who was spectacular on the U-19 World Cup, has a equally slingy bowling motion to Sri Lanka legend Lasith Malinga. The fitting-arm fast featured in two fixtures for the CSK and was lauded extremely by none apart from MS Dhoni, who had known as him an “wonderful demise bowler”.
Right here is Sri Lanka’s squad for Australia T20Is:
Dasun Shanaka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Nuwanidu Fernando, Lahiru Madushanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Praveen Jayawickrama, Lakshan Sandakan.
