Besides
the
the
21-year-old
Madushanka,
the
squad,
led
by
regular
skipper
Dasun
Shanaka,
also
includes
Ashen
Bandara,
who
last
represented
Sri
Lanka
in
July
2021
in
a
T20I
against
India.
Charith
Asalanka
will
be
the
vice-captain
of
the
team,
which
will
begin
its
Asia
Cup
2022
campaign
against
Afghanistan
in
the
tournament
opener
at
the
Dubai
International
Cricket
Stadium
on
August
27.
Also
returning
to
the
T20I
mix
is
the
experienced
duo
of
Dinesh
Chandimal
and
Dhananjaya
de
Silva,
and
Jeffrey
Vandersay,
all
of
whom
missed
Sri
Lanka’s
last
T20I
series
against
Australia
at
home
in
June
which
the
visitors
won
by
a
2-1
margin.
Binura
Fernando
and
Kasun
Rajitha,
who
were
named
in
the
original
squad,
will
not
tour
owing
to
injuries
sustained
during
the
SLC
Invitational
T20
League
2022.
Asitha
Fernando
and
Pramod
Madushan
are
the
proposed
replacements
for
the
injured
duo.
The
Asia
Cup
2022
will
also
see
the
participation
of
seven-time
champions
India,
two-time
winners
Pakistan
and
three-time
finalists
Bangladesh.
Sri
Lanka
squad:
Dasun
Shanaka
(captain),
Danushka
Gunathilaka,
Pathum
Nissanka,
Kusal
Mendis,
Charith
Asalanka
(Vice-Captain),
Bhanuka
Rajapaksa,
Ashen
Bandara,
Dhananjaya
de
Silva,
Wanindu
Hasaranga,
Maheesh
Theekshana,
Jeffrey
Vandersay,
Praveen
Jayawickrama,
Chamika
Karunaratne,
Dilshan
Madushanka,
Matheesha
Pathirana,
Nuwanidu
Fernando,
Dushmantha
Chameera,
Dinesh
Chandimal.
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