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Chandimal to skipper Sri Lanka in T20 series vs Australia
Dinesh Chandimal will lead a 14-man squad in the absence of injured captain Angelo Mathews in the two-match T20 series against Australia, starting from Tuesday in Pallekele.
Seamer Kasun Rajitha, who made his debut in the bilateral T20 series against India in February, has been retained in the squad against Steve Smith's side.
Rajitha and Suranga Lakmal are the only specialist seamers in the squad, with Nuwan Kulasekara overlooked once again, ESPNcricinfo reported.
All-rounders Thisara Perera and Milinda Siriwardana, batsman Chamara Kapugedara and spinner Sachithra Senanayake have also got the nod to face Australia.
Meanwhile, batsmen Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan d*ckwella and all-rounder Ramith Rambukwella have all been dropped for the two-match series.
The series will also mark Tillakaratne Dilshan's final outing in international cricket.
The T20 squad is as follows:
Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Dananjaya de Silva, Chamara Kapugedara, Milinda Siriwardana, Kusal Mendis, Seekkuge Prasanna, Sachithra Senanayake, Suranga Lakmal, Thisara Perera, Sachith Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Dasun Shanaka
Chandimal to skipper Sri Lanka in T20 series vs Australia - Rediff Cricket
Dinesh Chandimal will lead a 14-man squad in the absence of injured captain Angelo Mathews in the two-match T20 series against Australia, starting from Tuesday in Pallekele.
Seamer Kasun Rajitha, who made his debut in the bilateral T20 series against India in February, has been retained in the squad against Steve Smith's side.
Rajitha and Suranga Lakmal are the only specialist seamers in the squad, with Nuwan Kulasekara overlooked once again, ESPNcricinfo reported.
All-rounders Thisara Perera and Milinda Siriwardana, batsman Chamara Kapugedara and spinner Sachithra Senanayake have also got the nod to face Australia.
Meanwhile, batsmen Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan d*ckwella and all-rounder Ramith Rambukwella have all been dropped for the two-match series.
The series will also mark Tillakaratne Dilshan's final outing in international cricket.
The T20 squad is as follows:
Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Dananjaya de Silva, Chamara Kapugedara, Milinda Siriwardana, Kusal Mendis, Seekkuge Prasanna, Sachithra Senanayake, Suranga Lakmal, Thisara Perera, Sachith Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Dasun Shanaka
Chandimal to skipper Sri Lanka in T20 series vs Australia - Rediff Cricket
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Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal(c), Sachith Pathirana, Chamara Kapugedera, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Suranga Lakmal, Kasun Rajitha
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Australia (Playing XI): David Warner(c) , Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, Peter Nevill(w), James Faulkner, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Scott Boland
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Australia (Playing XI): David Warner(c) , Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, Peter Nevill(w), James Faulkner, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Scott Boland
