Sri Lanka Picks uncapped Thikshila for South Africa T20Is

Colombo: Sri Lanka has named uncapped all-rounder Thikshila de Silva in a 15-member squad for the three Twenty20 internationals against South Africa later this month.

The squad named Wednesday also included left-arm wrist spinner Lakshan Sandakan who has impressed in test cricket but has still not played a T20 international.

Gunathilaka, Prasanna, Dickwella, Gunarathna, Pathirana, Sadakan, and Nuwan Kulasekara will depart for South Africa on Thursday to join captain Mathews, Chandimal and other who are part of the test squad currently in South Africa, and have been retained for the T20 series starting January 20.

Sri Lanka's T20 squad: Angelo Mathews (capt), Dinesh Chandimal, Danushka Gunathilaka, Seekkuge Prasanna, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Isuru Udana, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Asela Gunaratne, Sachith Pathirana, Lakshan Sandakan, Thikshila de Silva, Nuwan Kulasekara

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