Cricket: Sri Lanka names 20-man squad for Nidahas Trophy

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named 20-member preliminary squad for the upcoming Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 Tri-Nation Series which begins next Tuesday (6) at the R. Premadasa ICS in Colombo.

Dinesh Chandimal has been named as the skipper while the National Selectors have not considered Angelo Mathews into the squad.

"Angelo Mathews was not considered for selection, as he is still recovering from the injury, he suffered during the concluded Tri-Nation Series in Bangladesh," an SLC statement said.

The squad will be pruned down to 15 players on Wednesday (28). 

Sri Lanka 20-man squad: Dinesh Chandimal (Capt), Upul Tharanga, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Jeewan Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Niroshan Dickwella, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Akila Dananjaya, Amila Aponso, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera, Dananjaya de Silva.