Wanindu picked as skipper for Bangladesh tour
Sri Lanka’s cricket board named a 17-man T20 squad headed by suspended skipper Wanindu Hasaranga for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh.
Officials said the 26-year-old would not be included for the first two games in the three-match tournament, in line with his International Cricket Council ban last week.
Hasaranga, a leg-break bowler, was penalized for abusing an umpire during a T20 match Sri Lanka lost to Afghanistan.
After the match, he remonstrated with on-field umpire Lyndon Hannibal for his decision not to call a no-ball on a high delivery to Kamindu Mendis in the final over, with Sri Lanka needing 11 from three balls.
The first T20 match will be played on March 4.
Sri Lanka will also play three one-day internationals and two Tests during their tour of Bangladesh, ending on April 3.
Sri Lanka’s T20 squad: Wanindu Hasaranga (capt), Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera, Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Akila Dananjaya, Binura Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Avishka Fernando and Jeffrey Vandersay.
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