Sri Lanka Announced Squad for Pakistan ODIs

Pallekele: Sri Lanka on Tuesday selected uncapped Milinda Siriwardana and Sachith Pathirana in a 15-man squad for the one-day series against Pakistan starting on July 11.

Both players are all-rounders who bowl left-arm spin, leaving no room for veteran spinner Rangana Herath in the squad to be led by Angelo Mathews.

The five-match series opens in Dambulla, with other games to be played in Pallekele (July 15), Colombo (July 19, 22) and Hambantota (July 26).

The squad for two Twenty20 internationals in Colombo on July 30 and August 1 will be named later.

Sri Lanka's one-day squad: Angelo Mathews (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera (wk), Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Milinda Siriwardana, Ashan Priyanjan, Nuwan Pradeep, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Sachithra Senanayake, Seekuge Prasanna, Sachith Pathirana.

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