Sri Lanka have rested their bowling icon Lasith Malinga, according to SLC media release. Vishwa Fernando, Kusal Perera and Asela Gunaratne have been included in the 15 men squad for the three match series against India, starting from December 20.
Malinga returned midway through the BPL to do the practice with national team for India T20s. He was also there in the list of 20 probables, but suddenly now he has been ‘rested.’
Allrounder Dasun Shanaka and fast bowler Vishwa Fernando are the only two players to fly to join the squad for the three match series, as all other players are already in India.
Dasun played all three T20 matches against Pakistan in UAE. In the last T20 match, at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, he made a sparkling half century, including three towering sixes.
He was also the part of Test squad against India and played first two tests, after being dropped for the final test in Delhi. Selectors didn’t pick him for the ODI Series, though.
Vishwa Fernando, meanwhile, is yet to make his T20I debut for Sri Lanka, though he has played two tests and Six ODIs so far.
Sri Lanka to play three T20Is against India. The first match will be played at Cuttack on December 20.
Upul Tharanga
Angelo Mathews
Kusal Perera
Danushka Gunathilika
Niroshan Dickwella
Asela Gunaratne
Sadeera Samarwikrama
Dasun Shanaka
Chaturanga De Silva
Thisara Perera
Sachith Pathirana
Akila Dananjaya
Dushmantha Chameera
Nuwan Pradeep
Vishwa Fernando
