The three have been called up in case they need to take the place of members of their starting lineup in the event of injury to the players already present in the main squad. Along with the players, Tim McCaskill, director of Sri Lanka Cricket's high-performance facility, will also accompany
All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva, pacer Asitha Fernando and spinner Jeffrey Vandersay are all named in the squad and are in contention to return to Sri Lanka's XI after the trio missed the second Test against Australia due to Covid.
All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva, pacer Asitha Fernando and spinner Jeffrey Vandersay have tested positive for COVID-19, ruling them out of the second Test.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 27 (ANI): Following a ten-wicket win over Bangladesh in the Second Test at Shere Bangla National Stadium at Dhaka on Friday, Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews said that nothing is better than getting Test hundreds and winning matches.
Johannesburg [South Africa], January 3 (ANI): Anrich Nortje's six-wicket haul and Dean Elgar's unbeaten 92-run knock helped South Africa end day one of the second Test at the top on Sunday here at the Wanderers, Johannesburg.
Johannesburg [South Africa], January 2 (ANI): Ahead of the final and second Test against South Africa, Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne feels that it will be a good opportunity for him and new players to step up as the team is struggling with injuries.