Cricket: Dhananjaya de Silva to lead Sri Lanka 'A' against England Lions

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) released the final Sri Lanka 'A' squad of 15 players under the captaincy of Dhananjaya de Silva against the visiting England Lions.

The side includes Sri Lanka Test players Dimuth Karunaratne amd Dilruwan Perera besides having fresh names such as Charith Asalanka, Ron Chandraguptha and Asitha Fernando.

The squad includes seven batsmen, four fast bowlers and four spin bowlers against the England Lions, who will play two Unofficial Tests and five Unofficial ODIs. 

Sri Lanka 'A': Dhananjaya de Silva (Capt), Dimuth Karunaratne, Udara Jayasundara, Sandun Weerakkody (wk), Charith Asalanka, Roshene Silva, Lahiru Gamage, Kasun Rajitha, Ron Chandraguptha, Kasun Madusanka, Asitha Fernando, Dilruwan Perera, Amila Aponso, Jeffrey Vandersay, Malinga Pushpakumara.

Officials:
Team Manager: Jerry Woutersz
Head Coach: Avishka Gunawardena
Fast Bowling Coach: Nuwan Zoysa (1st Test Match only) and Chaminda Vaas (Last 3 ODIs)
Spin Bowling Coach: Piyal Wijetunga
Fielding Coach: Nuwan Seneviratne
Physiotherapist: Ranjith Nanayakkarawasam
Masseur: Rohan Wijeweera
Trainer: Dilshan Fonseka
Analyst: G.G.T. Niroshan

Schedule:

February 17-20: Sri Lanka 'A' vs England Lions, 1st Unofficial Test at Pallekele

February 24-27: Sri Lanka 'A' vs England Lions, 2nd Unofficial Test at Dambulla

March 2: Sri Lanka 'A' vs England Lions, 1st Unofficial ODI at Dambulla

March 4: Sri Lanka 'A' vs England Lions, 2nd Unofficial ODI at Dambulla

March 6: Sri Lanka 'A' vs England Lions, 3rd Unofficial ODI at Kurunegala

March 9: Sri Lanka 'A' vs England Lions, 4th Unofficial ODI at R. Premadasa ISC

March 11: Sri Lanka 'A' vs England Lions, 5th Unofficial ODI at R. Premadasa ICS