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Sri Lanka Announce Squad For South Africa Tests; Dhananjaya de Silva To Lead

Rajgeeta Yadav

Sri Lanka Announce Test Squad [Source: @JagbirChahal6/X.com]Sri Lanka Announce Test Squad [Source: @JagbirChahal6/X.com]

Sri Lanka's cricket selectors have announced a 17-player squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa, which is part of the ICC World Test Championship. The first Test will kick off on November 27 at Kingsmead, Durban, and the second one will follow on December 5 at St. George's Park, Gqeberha.

In preparation for the series, ten Sri Lankan players left for South Africa last week to join a pre-series camp. This group includes key players like captain Dhananjaya de Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, and Prabath Jayasuriya. The squad has been making arrangements to train and practice in Durban ahead of the matches.

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the rest of the squad will head to South Africa on November 22, 2024.

Kusal & Kamindu Mendis Among Four Rested by SL For Third ODI

Meanwhile, for the third and final ODI of the ongoing series, the selectors have decided to release Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, and Asitha Fernando, giving them time to recover and prepare for the Test series. To cover for them, Nuwanidu Fernando, Lahiru Udara, and Eshan Malinga will join the ODI squad. The final ODI will be held on November 19 at PICS, Pallekele.

Sri Lanka Squad For South Africa Tour

Dhananjaya de Silva (C), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Oshada Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Lasith Embuldeniya, Milan Rathnayake, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha