Sri Lanka have called up Dinesh Chandimal for the limited-overs fixtures against South Africa at home as the selectors have announced a 22-man squad for the series. Kusal Perera has also found a place for himself as he has finished his isolation after testing positive for Covid-19.
Chandimal, who was rewarded for his brilliant run in the SLC T20 League held earlier this month, hasn’t donned the Sri Lankan jersey since the West Indies tour that took place in March-April earlier this year. The right-handed batsman has played 149 ODIs for Sri Lanka where he has scored over 3600 runs while has been capped 57 times in T20Is scoring 868 runs during the course.
Even as Kusal Perera makes comeback, the side would be led by Dasun Shanaka who captained the team during India's visit to the island nation. Another all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva will be the vice-captain of the team.
Lahiru Madushanka, Mahesh Theekshana and Pulina Tharanga are the new faces in the team.
The two sides are slated to play three ODIs and as many T20Is at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo. The ODI series will commence on September 2 while the T20Is will begin on September 10.
Squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Dhananjaya De Silva, Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kamindu Mendis, Minod Bhanuka, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Nuwan Pradeep, Binura Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Akhila Dananjaya, Praveen Jayawickrama, Lahiru Kumara, Lahiru Madushanka, Pulina Tharanga, Maheesh Theekshana.