Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have named a 16-player squad for t𒉰heir two-match Test series against England, including Kusal Perera who is recovering from a finger injury.
This was the only c😼hange to the squad that traveled to Zimbabwe for a two-Test series in January.
Kusal Perera, who recently picked up a finger injury, has been 𒁃picked by Sri Lanka for their upcoming Test series against England.
— ICC (@ICC)
Perera’s last Test outing was against New Zealand in August 2019, a series in which he managed scores of 1, 23, 0 and 0. He was subsequently left out for the Pakistan Tests and also didn’t feature in the squad for the Zimbabwe series.
The SLC also anno♔unced that they will name a replacement player for Wanindu Hasaranga before the first Test against England, 🐓which starts on March 19 in Galle. The second Test will be played from March 27 at the SSC in Colombo.
Sri Lanka squad for England Tests:
Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandima♏l, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya De Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Dilruwan Perera, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lakshan Sandakan, Wanindu Hasaranga.
🇱🇰 Test Squad🏏
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC)