T20 Global Cup 2024: Sri Lanka Global Cup squad introduced, Angelo Mathews incorporated

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Sri Lanka, on Thursday (Would possibly 9), introduced their 15-member squad for the approaching ICC T20 Global Cup 2024. Leg-spinning allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga will lead Sri Lanka within the marquee tournament whilst Charith Asalanka has been named as his deputy.

Sri Lanka are in Team D for the ICC T20 Global Cup 2024. The opposite groups in Team D are South Africa, Bangladesh, Netherlands, and Nepal. It method Sri Lanka are the one former T20 Global Cup winners within the crew. The Islanders gained their first and most effective T20 Global Cup identify to this point in 2014 and can be taking a look to move all of the manner this 12 months.

Sri Lanka squad:

For the marquee tournament, Sri Lanka have incorporated skilled allrounder and previous captain Angelo Mathews within the squad. Previous this 12 months in January, the Islanders recalled Mathews to the T20I crew after a protracted hole of 3 years.

Mathews is the one participant within the present Sri Lanka squad who was once additionally part of the 2014 Global Cup-winning crew. The veteran allrounder is gearing as much as play his 6th T20 Global Cup.

There may be completely no dearth of management within the Sri Lanka squad as former restricted overs skipper Dasun Shanaka is within the crew together with present ODI captain Kusal Mendis and Check skipper Dhananjaya de Silva.

Matheesha Pathirana and Dilshan Madushanka will lead the tempo assault for the 2014 T20 Global Cup winners and can have the corporate of Dushmantha Chameera and Nuwan Thushara. Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage will care for the spin division whilst Dhananjaya De Silva could also be a to hand choice.

Sri Lanka will open their marketing campaign within the T20 Global Cup on June 3 towards South Africa in New York. On June 7, they are going to tackle Bangladesh in Dallas prior to locking horns towards Nepal and the Netherlands on June 11 and 16 respectively.

Sri Lanka squad for ICC T20 Global Cup 2024:

Wanindu Hasaranga (C), Charith Asalanka (VC), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka

Travelling Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage

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