Lahiru Thirimanne has been named captain of the 15-man Sri Lanka Board President’s XI squad for the 50-over practice match against West Indies on 29th October at Colts grounds.
The selectors will keep a close eye on Thirimanne’s performance after he was dropped from the Test team for the second match. The left-hander made 30, 90 & 56 in his last three ODI appearances for Sri Lanka.
Discarded, Thisara Perera & Seekuge Prasanna has also been named to face the team from Caribbean Islands. Uncapped Danushka Gunathilake will open the batting with youngster Kusal Mendis. Off-spinning all-rounder Shehan Jayasuriya and hard-hitting Chamara Kapugedara have also been named in the squad.
Two former left-arm seamers from D.S Senanayake College, Binura Fernando & Isuru Udana has also been named in the side. Danushka & Shehan are both part of the Sri Lanka ODI squad for the three-match series.
Sri Lanka Board President’s XI – Dhanushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne (Captain), Shehan Jayasuriya, Chamara Kapugedera, Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Suraj Randiv, Isuru Udana, Binura Fernando, Lahiru Madushanka, Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dhananjaya, Lahiru Milantha
