Binura Fernando

Binura Fernando on Sunday replaced injured pacer Dilshan Madushanka in the Sri Lankan squad for the T20 World Cup.

Former captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Perera has been ruled out of the entire limited overs series against India while fast bowler Binura Fernando will not be available for the ODIs against India due to injuries, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Friday.

Sri Lanka have added spinner Akila Dananjaya, batsman Pathum Nissanka, and seamers Lahiru Kumara and Binura Fernando to their 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup, the country's cricket board said on Sunday.

West Indies won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka in their Super 12 game of the ICC T20 World Cup on Thursday.

Seam bowlers Binura Fernando and Pramod Madushan, along with the versatile all-rounder Dushan Hemantha, have staged a return to the Sri Lanka squad for the Asia Cup starting Wednesday.

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bowl in their T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1 match against Bangladesh on Sunday.

The already depleted Sri Lanka team on Monday suffered another blow with left arm fast bowler Binura Fernando being ruled out of the T20 series against India after sustaining a hamstring injury.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Perera was on Wednesday named Sri Lanka's ODI captain with Kusal Mendis as his deputy for the away series against Bangladesh this month.

Medium pacer Asitha Fernando has been added to the Sri Lankan squad for the T20 World Cup as a replacement for injured Binura Fernando.

Dasun Shanaka will lead Sri Lanka in the limited-overs series against India, replacing Kusal Perera who is sidelined with a shoulder injury, the country's cricket board said on Friday.

Ahead of Sri Lanka's tour of West Indies, Binura Fernando and Chamika Karunaratne have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Both New Zealand and Sri Lanka made one change each. While Daryl Mitchell replaced Mark Chapman for New Zealand, Sri Lanka brought in Kasun Rajitha for Binura Fernando, who has been ruled out with an injury.

India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss opted to bowl against Sri Lanka in the second T20 International of the three-match series here on Saturday. India are playing an unchanged side while Bunura Fernando and Danushka Gunathilaka came in for the Lankans in place of Jeffrey Vandersay and Janith Liyanage.

Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka in their ICC T20 World Cup game on Thursday.

Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka in their must-win T20 World Cup match on Tuesday.

Twenty-four hours before Sri Lanka start a one-day series against India on Sunday, the beleaguered home side still did not know who their wicketkeeper would be, new captain Dasun Shanaka said.

Sri Lanka were Tuesday hit by a third Covid-19 case on their Australia tour with the world's number one Twenty20 bowler Wanindu Hasaranga testing positive.

Sri Lanka's cricket board Tuesday named a 24-member squad led by Kusal Perera for the six-match limited overs series in England even as a pay dispute remained unresolved.

Sri Lanka Friday named a 20-man squad led by Dasun Shanaka for the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament starting later this month in the United Arab Emirates.

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat in the third T20 International against India which is also a landmark 125th game in shortest format for home side skipper Rohit Sharma.

Sri Lanka on Monday recalled former skipper Dinesh Chandimal into a 22-member squad led by Dasun Shanaka for a six-match series against South Africa. Chandimal, 31, was dropped after a disappointing tour of the West Indies in March. He missed series against England and India.

Sri Lanka has revealed their squads for the upcoming three-match ODI and two-match T20 series against New Zealand, scheduled to be held on home soil. Charith Asalanka has been appointed as the captain for both formats.

Sri Lanka Cricket on Wednesday announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against West Indies, led by Charith Asalanka. The series marks Sanath Jayasuriya's first as the permanent coach. Jayasuriya's recent successes include a Test win in England and an ODI series victory against India. Matches will take place in Dambulla starting October 13.

Sri Lanka's cricket board Wednesday named a 17-man T20 squad headed by suspended skipper Wanindu Hasaranga for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh. Officials said 26-year-old would not be included for the first two games in the three-match tournament, in line with his International Cricket Council ban last week. Hasaranga, a leg-break bowler, was penalised for abusing an umpire during a T20 match Sri Lanka lost to Afghanistan.

Sri Lanka's T20I team has seen a revamp post the T20 World Cup exit, with Charith Asalanka as the new captain and Sanath Jayasuriya as interim head coach. Key players like Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Perera return, while new faces like Chamindu Wickramasinghe join for future prospects. The team is set to play T20Is against India.

Among the 35 new additions to the final list, South African wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock stands out as a surprise entry. De Kock was not part of the original document but was later included following a recommendation from a franchise. His addition comes soon after he reversed his international retirement and scored a century in the ODI against India in Visakhapatnam.

Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera was on Monday ruled out of Sri Lanka's Asia Cup squad with a leg injury, dealing a big blow to the islanders' prospects in the continental event.

Rookie Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana claimed four wickets to help rescue the hosts after their batting collapse and hand Afghanistan a narrow four-run defeat in Saturday's T20I opener in Dambulla.

Former Sri Lanka cricketer Rumesh Ratnayake was on Wednesday appointed as the interim coach of the national side for the upcoming tour of Australia. The five-match series from February 11-20 will be played across three venues, the Sydney Cricket Ground, Manuka Oval, and Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Sri Lanka paceman Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of Thursday's crunch T20 World Cup clash against Netherlands with a calf strain in another injury blow for the former champions.