Kusal Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga have been named the brand new ODI and T20I captains as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has introduced two preliminary squads for the forthcoming white-ball series towards Zimbabwe at house. The Men’s choice committee led by Upul Tharanga has introduced two core teams of gamers for the three-match ODI and T20I series and the ultimate squads shall be introduced nearer to the beginning of the series.
While Mendis has a little bit of management expertise on the worldwide stage, Hasaranga has by no means led the Lankan Lions in any format. Notably, Mendis was requested to steer the workforce in the course of the not too long ago concluded ODI World Cup in India after Dasun Shanka was dominated out of the match because of a thigh harm and Chamika Karunaratne was named his harm alternative.
Mendis, 28, led the 1996 World Cup winners in seven video games in the course of the marquee match and gained two. The island nation suffered defeats in 5 of these seven fixtures and was unable to complete within the high eight on the finish of the group stage and thereby misplaced the chance to qualify for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Charith Aslanka has been named as the vice-captain of each groups and shall be accountable for sharing his insights with each captains in the course of the course of the series towards the Chevrons. Zimbabwe’s tour of Sri Lanka begins with the primary ODI, slated to be performed on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on January 6, 2024.
Sri Lanka’s preliminary ODI squad:
Kusal Mendis (c), Charith Asalanka (vc), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sahan Arachchige, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dasun Shanka, Kamindu Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushamnatha Chameera, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Asitha Fernando, Akila Dananjaya, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Gunasekara
Sri Lanka’s preliminary T20I squad:
Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Charith Asalanka (vc), Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dasun Shanka, Kamindu Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushamnatha Chameera, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Akila Dananjaya, Jeffrey Vandersay, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Kamindu Mendis, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana
