COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s injured opener Dimuth Karunaratne was left out of a 17-man squad for the three-match Test series against the West Indies, the cricket board said on Friday.
Angelo Mathews and Suranga Lakmal were included subject to fitness, the Sri Lankan board said.
Sri Lanka will begin the tour on May 30 with a three-day warm-up match, and the first Test starts on June 6 in Trinidad.Karunaratne, 30, fractured a finger while batting in the nets earlier this month as he prepared for a limited-overs domestic tournament. The left-hander has played in 49 Tests and scored 3,186 runs.
Squad: Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Mahela Udawatte, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Janith Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Roshen Silva, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lahiru Gamage, Kasun Rajitha, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara, and Asitha Fernando.
An undated image shows female players during a basketball match. — APP/FileISLAMABAD: Dream Team and Net Warriors...
Ground staff cover the field during a rain delay of the 5th T20I cricket match between England and West Indies and at...
Sri Lanka players posing for a group photo after winning the Hong Kong Sixes tournament on November 3, 2024. —...
An undated image shows members of the Lahore team during the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25 at Saeed Sports City Bedian,...
Pakistan´s Mohammad Rizwan can be seen going back to pavilion. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: Pakistan white-ball captain...
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann looks on before the Nations League Group Stage match against Bosnia and Herzegovina at...
