Minod Bhanuka

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.

Sri Lanka on Friday added five more players to their squad for the T20 World Cup to played in the UAE and Oman. SLC selection committee included Pathum Nissanka, Minod Bhanuka, Ashen Bandara, Lakshan Sandakan and Ramesh Mendis in the squad.

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first ODI of the three-match series here on Sunday.

Sri Lankan batsmen led by Kavindu Kulasekara provided stiff resistance against Indian bowlers as the hosts finished the third day's play on 235 for five.

Skipper Vijay Zol continued to make merry against the Sri Lankan attack as he scored his second successive hundred of the series to extend India's lead to 181 runs in the second and final 'Youth Test'.

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.

India skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the series-deciding third twenty20 International, here on Thursday. India have replaced injured Navdeep Saini, who hurt his shoulder while fielding on Wednesday, with debutant Kerala pacer Sandeep Warrier.

15-year-old spinner Sarfaraz Khan grabbed four wickets as India U-19 beat their Lankan counterparts by 7 wickets to win the 'Youth ODI' series 2-0.

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 on Tuesday dropped out-of-form Kusal Mendis from an upcoming second Test against England while injured skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was replaced by stand-in Dinesh Chandimal. The cricket board said Mendis and Karunaratne were among a total of five players left out of the squad for the second Test against England starting Friday at Galle.

Mathews, 33, did not make the South Africa trip because of a hamstring injury but is expected to line up against England in matches that count towards the inaugural World Test championship.

Sri Lanka have named an expanded 22-man squad for their Test series in South Africa and at home to England, although they will be without the experienced Angelo Mathews for the first of those through injury.

A depleted Indian team, playing with only five batsmen, could not defend a modest target of 133 despite a valiant effort from its players as Sri Lanka kept the three-match series alive with a four-wicket victory in the second T20 International on Wednesday.

India coach Rahul Dravid will have to choose between experimenting and continuing the winning combination in his bid to ensure a clean sweep against Sri Lanka in the third and final one-dayer here on Friday.

Opening batsman Avishka Fernando hit a sparkling century to help Sri Lanka post 300 for nine in the first one-day international against South Africa on Thursday.

Sri Lanka on Sunday called up 21-year-old mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana to their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman in October-November.

All-rounder Wiaan Mulder made a triple strike and sparked a Sri Lankan collapse on the first day of the second and final Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.

Rahul Dravid, Team India head coach for the Sri Lanka tour on Sunday welcomed Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan in the ODI setup as the duo made their debuts in the first ODI of the three-match series against Sri Lanka.

Proteas opening batsman Dean Elgar on Sunday registered 4000 runs in the longest format of the game. Elgar achieved the feat in the ongoing day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka here at the Wanderers, Johannesburg. With this feat, he has become just the tenth South African batsman to register 4000 runs in Test cricket.

India enjoyed upperhand on Sri Lanka as the home team reached 245 for five at stumps on the third day of the second and final 'Youth Test' thereby taking an overall lead of 64 runs.