Sri Lanka name five uncapped players for T20 series against Pakistan
Thursday 23 July 2015 13:25, UK
Sri Lanka have named five uncapped players in their 15-man squad for the forthcoming Twenty20 series against Pakistan.
They are left-arm seamer Binura Fernando, all-rounder Dasun Shanaka, leg spinner Jeffrey Vandersay and batsmen Shahan Jayasuriya and Dhananjaya de Silva.
None of this quintet has played any other format of international cricket.
Also included is batsman Chamara Kapugedera who earns his first Sri Lanka call up for almost three years.
The 28-year-old has already played eight Tests, 92 ODIs and 21 games at T20 level for Sri Lanka.
Veteran bowler Lasith Malinga, who has represented the team 57 times in T20 games, will skipper the side.
Both T20 matches against Pakistan – which follow the five-match ODI series between the countries – will be staged in Colombo on July 30 and August 1.
Sri Lanka: Lasith Malinga (c), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Kithruwan Vithanage, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Chamara Kapugedera, Shehan Jayasuriya, Thisara Perera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nuwan Kulasekara, Binura Fernando, Chaturanga de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana.
