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Captain Kusal Mendis: Sri Lanka have left out fast-bowling all-rounder and former skipper Dasun Shanaka from their 16-member ODI squad set to face Afghanistan in an upcoming series happening from February 9-14.

Apart from him, middle-order batter Nuwanidu Fernando and legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay have been left out of the ODI squad. Shanaka has been in a lean patch, seen from him making just one half-century in the format since January 2023.

Shanaka had been in Sri Lanka’s white-ball squads for the recent series at home against Zimbabwe, but was left out of the third ODI after making scores of eight and seven in the first two matches.