Sri Lanka drop Rangana Herath and Tharindu Kaushal for ODIs
Tuesday 7 July 2015 07:55, UK
Sri Lanka have dropped Test spinners Rangana Herath and Tharindu Kaushal from their one-day squad for the five-match series against Pakistan, starting on Saturday.
Herath managed just two wickets in the first two tests against Pakistan before being dropped from the squad for the series-deciding third match in Pallekele.
Kaushal did better, claiming five wickets in Sri Lanka's series-levelling victory in the second test in Colombo but was unable to retain his place in the ODI squad named.
Uncapped spin-bowling all-rounders Milinda Siriwardana and Sachith Pathirana were included in the 15-man squad to be led by Angelo Mathews.
Apart from the rookie left-armers, Sri Lanka also named off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake and leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna to bolster their slow bowling options.
Lasith Malinga will spearhead a pace attack that also includes Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep and seam bowling all-rounder Thisara Perera.
The five-match series opens in Dambulla, with other games to be played in Pallekele (July 15), Colombo (July 19, 22) and Hambantota (July 26).
The squad for two Twenty20 internationals in Colombo on July 30 and August 1 will be named later.
Sri Lanka ODI squad:
Angelo Mathews (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Milinda Siriwardana, Ashan Priyanjan, Nuwan Pradeep, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Sachithra Senanayake, Seekuge Prasanna, Sachith Pathirana.
