Plagued by injuries, Sri Lanka Cricket Team has called in Dushmantha Chameera and Angelo Matthews as backups in ICC Cricket World Cup. They will be in reserves and will join the team ahead of SL vs NED (Sri Lanka vs Netherlands) match on Oct 21. The development comes after Sri Lanka lost their captain Dasun Shanaka to injury. Chamika Karunaratne came in as a replacement.
Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(c), Sadeera Samarawickrama(w), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha, Chamika Karunaratne, Dimuth Karunaratne
Reserves: Dushmantha Chameera and Angelo Matthews
Sri Lanka World Cup Schedule
- Oct 21, 10.30 AM: Sri Lanka vs Netherlands (Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow)
- Oct 26, 2 PM: Sri Lanka v England (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
- Oct 30, 2 PM: Sri Lanka v Afghanistan (MCA Stadium, Gahunje, Pune)
- Nov 2, 2 PM: Sri Lanka v India (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
- Nov 6, 2 PM: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi)
- Nov 9, 2 PM: Sri Lanka v New Zealand (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
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