Milinda Siriwardana, Jeffrey Vandersay and Jeevan Mendis made momentous rebounds as Sri Lanka reported their 15-in number squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 on Thursday, 18 April.
Siriwardana and Vandersay last played one-day internationals in October 2017, while Jeevan Mendis’ past appearance in the configuration came in the 2015 World Cup coordinate against Afghanistan.
Last squad: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Avishka Fernando, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Jeffery Vandersay, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Jeevan Mendis, Milinda Siriwardana
Be that as it may, huge numbers of the regulars, including Niroshan Dickwella, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dinesh Chandimal, Upul Tharanga and Akila Dananjaya, were barred from the squad by and large, with Oshada Fernando, Angelo Perera, Kasun Rajitha, and Wanindu Hasaranga set on reserve.
Multi day in the wake of naming Dimuth Karunaratne as the skipper for the 2019 World Cup, Sri Lanka have declared their starter squad for the uber occasion, starting in England on May 30. Having settled on a left-field decision while choosing the chief, the board sprung further amazements with the consideration of Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay and Milinda Siriwardana in the 15-man starter squad.Dimuth Karunaratne, who was appointed as Sri Lanka’s captain on Wednesday, last played an ODI in March 2015.
In the interim, previous skipper Angelo Mathews is back in the set-up in the wake of having missed a large portion of Sri Lanka’s Southern Hemisphere stay with a left hamstring strain. He made a rebound into aggressive cricket in the as of late finished up Super Provincial One Day competition – which additionally went about as a choice preliminary competition for the World Cup hopefuls. Playing for Dambulla, Mathews scored 227 keeps running in four innings, including a century and a fifty.
Karunaratne’s incorporation will imply that Sri Lanka will have another opening pair with one of Avishka Fernando or Thirimanne collaborating the captain at the highest point of the request. Avishka, the 21-year old opener, has had unassuming returns since his presentation amid the home arrangement against Australia in 2018 – yet his capacity to join strong protective aptitudes with enormous hitting ability grabbed the eye of many. For Thirimanne, this is one more rebound into the national group. Picked for his huge experience, the a la mode left-hander, who delighted in a productive time amid the 2015 World Cup, last played an ODI in December 2017.
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