Colombo: ‘Sri Lanka Cricket’ (SLC) announced squad of Sri Lanka for Asia Cup 2012 which will start from March 11, 2012. Prasanna & Lakmal have been called back.
Mahela Jayawardene and Mathews have been retained as captain and vice-captain respectively © Getty Images
Fast bowlers Dhammika Prasad and Chanaka Welegedara who were part of Sri Lanka squad for the Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia are dropped.
Sri Lankan trio; Farveez Maharoof, Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera who are down with injuries are also included in the Sri Lankan squad for Asia Cup.
26-year old off-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna (was dropped because of bad form) and fast bowler 24-year old Suranga Lakmal (was omitted of the squad because of ankle injury) are inducted in the squad, it will certainly strengthen Sri Lanka’s squad.
Mahela Jaywardene & Angelo Mathews have been retained as captain and vice-captain respectively.
Sri Lankan team lost the ODI series first against Pakistan in UAE by 4-1, then against South Africa by 3-2 & now qualified for the finals of the on-going tri-series in Australia.
They’ll face Pakistan, India & Bangladesh in the Asia Cup 2012 which will be played in Bangladesh from March 11 to March 22.
Squad of Sri Lanka for Asia Cup:
Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Angelo Mathews (vice-capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Farveez Maharoof, Sachithra Senanayaka, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Seekkuge Prasanna, Suranga Lakmal.
