The Sri Lanka Cricket Choice Committee has introduced the 17-member squads for the upcoming T20I and ODI collection in opposition to New Zealand at house on Tuesday (November 6).
Sri Lanka can be internet hosting New Zealand in a two-match T20I collection and a three-match ODI collection this November. The 2 T20Is between the Sri Lanka cricket workforce and the New Zealand cricket workforce can be performed on November 9 and 10 on the Rangiri Dambulla Worldwide Stadium in Dambulla.
Sri Lanka proclaims squads for T20I and ODI collection in opposition to New Zealand
The three-match ODI collection will start on November 13 on the Rangiri Dambulla Worldwide Stadium in Dambulla. The second and third ODI are scheduled for November 17 and 19 on the Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Pallekele.
Charith Asalanka will proceed to captain Sri Lanka’s white-ball groups. Seasoned gamers like Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, and Kusal Mendis are included in each the T20I and ODI lineups, bringing depth in each batting and bowling.
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Sri Lanka’s ODI squad encompasses a mix of skilled and rising gamers, together with batters Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, and Sadeera Samarawickrama. All-rounder Dunith Wellalage and leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay will play essential roles within the bowling assault, whereas the fast-bowling division is bolstered by Asitha Fernando and Dilshan Madushanka.
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The T20I lineup noticed the return of highly effective hitter Bhanuka Rajapaksa and seasoned participant Dinesh Chandimal, including firepower and expertise to the squad for the upcoming house collection in opposition to the Black Caps.
In addition they named Matheesha Pathirana and Nuwan Thushara within the T20I squad. Mohamed Shiraz was named solely within the ODI squad.
The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board stated in a media launch: “The Sri Lanka Cricket Choice Committee has chosen the squads to participate within the T20I and ODI collection to be performed in opposition to the New Zealand Nationwide Males’s Group. The 2 T20I video games can be performed on the ninth and tenth November, whereas the three ODI matches can be performed on the thirteenth, seventeenth, and nineteenth November 2024. RDICS, Dambulla would be the venue for the primary three video games, whereas the ultimate two ODIs can be performed at PICS Pallekele.”
Notably, the New Zealand cricket workforce is coming into the white-ball collection within the Lanka island driving on a historic 3-0 clear sweep in opposition to India in a three-match Check collection earlier this month.
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Nevertheless, they misplaced the Check collection to the Lankans earlier than this turnaround, so the upcoming ODI and T20I would provide an thrilling battle for the followers, with each groups eying to keep up dominance on the sector.
Sri Lanka’s squads for the New Zealand collection:
T20 Squad: Charith Asalanka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamidu Wickramasinghe, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Binura Fernando, and Asitha Fernando.
ODI Squad: Charith Asalanka (C), Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nishan Madushka, Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamidu Wickramasinghe, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, and Mohamed Shiraz.
