Squad for Australia tour named

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Sri Lanka have announced their one-day and Twenty20 squad for Australia’s tour of the island next month, but have stopped short of naming a skipper.

Tillakaratne Dilshan, who was named captain for the recently concluded tour of England, was included in the 20-man squad scheduled to play five ODIs and two T20 games against Australia.

They will also play three Tests, but the squad for the longer version of the game was not announced. The only uncapped player in the squad is Sachithra Senanayake.

Sri Lanka squad: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera, Jeevan Mendis, Chamara Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Kulasekera, Isuru Udana, Suraj Randiv, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Malinga Bandara and Sachithra Senanayake.