Sri Lanka name squads for New Zealand tour
Sri Lanka on Wednesday named their Test and one-day squads for the tour of New Zealand starting later this month.
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka have selected uncapped middle order batsman Chamara Silva and pace bowler Akalanka Ganegama for their two-Test tour of New Zealand starting this month.
Silva, 26, who has played 10 one-day internationals, takes the place of opener Michael Vandort. Ganegama, 25, has also won a place in the 14-man squad after bowling well for the A team during their current tour of India. Ganegama has played four one-day internationals but no Test matches.
He has been included for the Test matches only and will be replaced by left-armer Ruchira Perera for the five-match one-day series which follows.
Former captain Marvan Atapattu has opted out of the test leg of the tour after back surgery in May.
Mahela Jayawardene was officially confirmed as captain for both legs of the tour with Kumar Sangakkara named as vice-captain.
Sri Lanka leave for New Zealand on Nov. 25 and play one warm-up game against Otago before the first Test starting on Dec. 7.
The six-week tour includes Test matches in Christchurch and Wellington, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 internationals.
Test squad: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Kumar Sangakkara ëvice-capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Tillekaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Chamara Silva, Prasanna Jayawardene, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Akalanka Ganegama, Muttiah Muralitharan
One-day squad: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Kumar Sangakkara (vice-capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Marvan Atapattu, Tillekaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Chamara Silva, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Malinga Bandara, Ruchira Perera
Schedule:
Nov 30-Dec 3: Tour match v Otago, Dunedin
Dec 7-11 : First Test, Christchurch
Dec 15-19 : Second Test, Wellington
Dec 22 : Twenty20 international, Wellington
Dec 26 : Twenty20 international, Auckland
Dec 28 : First one-dayer, Napier
Dec 31 : Second one-dayer, Queenstown
Jan 2 : Third one-dayer, Christchurch
Jan 6 : Fourth one-dayer, Auckland
Jan 9 : Fifth one-dayer, Hamilton
- Akalanka Ganegama
- Chamara Silva
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
- Christchurch
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Mahela Jayawardene
- WELLINGTON
- Auckland
- Chamara Kapugedera
- Chaminda Vaas
- Dilhara Fernando
- Farveez Maharoof
- First Test
- Lasith Malinga
- Marvan Atapattu
- Otago
- Ruchira Perera
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Tillekaratne Dilshan
- Upul Tharanga
- COLOMBO
- India
- Malinga Bandara
- Michael Vandort
- Prasanna Jayawardene
- Queenstown
- Muttiah MuralitharanOne-day
- First one-dayer
- Hamilton
- Napier
- Third one-dayer