janth liyanage

The Sri Lanka Cricket: The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday announced a 16-member ODI squad for their upcoming series against Bangladesh with pace bowler Lahiru Kumara making a return to the squad, showcasing promising form with nine wickets in his recent List A matches.

He was joined in the list of returnees by batting allrounder Kamindu Mendis, who impressed during the T20I series with Bangladesh.

Notable absentees include experienced seamer Dushmantha Chameera, sidelined due to injury, and batter Shevon Daniel, who despite being part of the last two ODI squads, has only seen limited game time. Test captain Dhananjaya de Silva too remains excluded, while Kamindu's inclusion sees him preferred over Shevon Daniel.