Colombo: Sri Lanka On Friday, the 20-member squad was named under the leadership of Dasun Shanaka for Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament starting later this month United Arab Emirates,
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, but was moved to the UAE due to political turmoil and the economic crisis in the cricket-crazy island nation.
Sri Lanka has seen months of food and fuel shortages, blackouts and runaway inflation in the wake of its worst financial crisis on record.
Sri Lanka will play their first match on August 27 against Afghanistan in Dubai. The final will also take place on September 11 in Dubai.
Sri Lanka Team:
Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Dhanushak Gunathilaka, pathum nissankaKusal Mendis, Charit Aslanka, Banuka Rajapakse, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Vanidu Hasaranga, Mahesh Thekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayavikrema, Dushmantha Chamira, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Mathinsha Pathirana, Dinesh Kasu
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, but was moved to the UAE due to political turmoil and the economic crisis in the cricket-crazy island nation.
Sri Lanka has seen months of food and fuel shortages, blackouts and runaway inflation in the wake of its worst financial crisis on record.
Sri Lanka will play their first match on August 27 against Afghanistan in Dubai. The final will also take place on September 11 in Dubai.
Sri Lanka Team:
Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Dhanushak Gunathilaka, pathum nissankaKusal Mendis, Charit Aslanka, Banuka Rajapakse, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Vanidu Hasaranga, Mahesh Thekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayavikrema, Dushmantha Chamira, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Mathinsha Pathirana, Dinesh Kasu