Sri Lanka squad for limited over series in West Indies

20 member Sri Lanka squad was announced for the ODI & T20I series against West Indies. The T20Is are scheduled to take place on 3rd,5th and 7th of March 2021. All matches are set to be played at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.

The ODI matches will take place on March 10th, 12th and 14th at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua.

Sri Lanka Squad v West Indies

DIMUTH KARUNARATNE (ODI Captain)
PATHUM NISSANKA
OSHADA FERNANDO
RAMESH MENDIS
DASUN SHANAKA
ANGELO MATHEWS (Stand in T20 Captain)
THISARA PERERA
DANUSHKA GUNATHILAKA
DINESH CHANDIMAL
NIROSHAN DICKWELLA
ASHEN BANDARA
KAMINDU MENDIS
WANINDU HASARANGA
NUWAN PRADEEP
ASITHA FERNANDO
DUSHMANTHA CHAMEERA
AKILA DANANJAYA
LAKSHAN SANDAKAN
DILSHAN MADUSHANKA
SURANGA LAKMAL

Angelo Mathews has been appointed as Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain for the upcoming T20I series in the West Indies. Mathews steps in for Dasun Shanaka whose travel plans stand delayed owing to US transit visa issues.

West Indies is currently ranked no.8 in ICC T20I rankings while Sri Lanka is positioned at no.7 with a 3 point lead. Sri Lanka (85 rating points) is ranked 8th just above West Indies (74 rating points) in the ICC ODI Rankings.