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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), on Friday, announced their 21-member squad for the upcoming home ODI series against Australia. Both sides are currently batting out in the three-match T20I leg, which the visitors lead by 2-0.
Initially, SLC ha🎐d named a 26-member provisional squad for the ODIs, which they now trimm♚ed down to 21 ahead of the first ODI scheduled to be played on June 14 in Pallekele.
Top-order batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa has earned a recall, while Sri Lanka’s U-19 skipper Dunith Wellalage has received a maiden call-up to Sri Lanka’s ODI outfit.
Notably, Rajapaksa was recently named in the T20I squad of the ongoing series on the bank of his Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 performance. The left-handed batter, while representing Punjab Kings (PBKS), made 206 runs in 9 games, at a strike rate of 159.68. However, in the two T20Is so far, the 30-ye💛ar-old has scores of 0 and 13.
Nuwan Thushara, Ashen Bandara, Janith Liyanage, Dhananjaya Lakshan and Sahan Arachchi – who were named in the provisional squad – have not been picked for the 21-member unit. Opening batter Pathum Nissanka ꧟has also returned to the ODI set-up after missin🌳g out on the Bangladesh and India Tests due to a back injury.
Sri Lanka ODI squad for Australia series:
Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Charꦺith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Niroshan Dickwella, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera🍨, Asitha Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Praveen Jayawickrama, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lahiru Madushanka, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan
