T20 World Cup 2022: SLC announce Sri Lanka's squad for the tournament

The 2022 Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka have announced their 15-man squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup campaign in Australia. The Islanders have included Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara, who did not participate in the recently concluded continental tournament due to injury concerns.

Dasun Shanaka's side were the underdogs heading into the 15th edition of the Asia Cup, and their campaign was hanging by a thread after an embarrassing loss in the first match against Afghanistan. But the spirited Lankan side won five games on the trot against all odds to secure a memorable sixth Asia Cup title, defeating tournament favorites India and Pakistan on their way to glory.

The team management has decided to take a punt on express pacers Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara by naming them in the squad for the T20 WC despite their injuries. Chameera has been one of their premier fast bowlers in the shortest format of the game and his return to the set up in Australian conditions will be a big boost for the 2014 T20 WC winners.

Madhushanka and Madhushan retained

Meanwhile, Dilshan Madushanka and Pramod Madushan, who excelled in the Asia Cup, have been included in the squad and will be spearheading the attack if Chameera and Kumara are unable to recover in time for the tournament. Veteran batter Dinesh Chandimal is one of the five standby players named by the Sri Lankan team management.

The Islanders are once again heavy underdogs for the tournament Down Under, but the teams won't take them likely, given their recent exploits in the shortest format of the game. Shanaka will be leading an exciting bunch of players in hopes of going deep into the ICC mega event.

Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera (Subject to fitness), Lahiru Kumara (Subject to fitness), Dilshan Madushanka, Pramod Madushan

Standby Players: Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrema, Dinesh Chandimal, Binura Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando