Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera dropped from Sri Lanka squad for New Zealand T20Is

By DAYANAND MOHITE | published: August 25, 2019 01:56 PM 2019-02-12T14:15:30+5:30

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Batsman Angelo Mathews and all-rounder Thisara Perera have been let alone for the 15-part Sri Lanka squad for the up and coming three-coordinate T20I arrangement, starting September 1 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

The team has been dropped by the national selectors in the wake of their less than impressive execution in the ongoing time. While Mathews has not been incorporated by virtue of a humble scoring rate toward the start of his innings, Thisara had a poor crusade at the 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup.

In the mean time, paceman Suranga Lakmal and batsman Dhananjaya de Silva are among other prominent players who have been discarded for the up and coming New Zealand T20Is, ESPNcricinfo announced.

The national selectors have gone with a young squad for New Zealand matches, with just two players over the age of 30 to be specific chief Lasith Malinga and seamer Isuru Udana have been named in the Sri Lanka squad.

Niroshan Dickwella, who was dropped for the World Cup and resulting home ODIs, will fill in as Malinga's appointee in the forthcoming arrangement.

Other than Dickwella, center request batsman Dasun Shanaka has additionally been reviewed in the national squad.

The full Sri Lanka T20I squad is as per the following:

Lasith Malinga (capt), Niroshan Dickwella (bad habit capt, wk), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Shehan Jayasuriya, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya, Lakshan Sandakan, Isuru Udana, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Madushanka

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