SL in Aus: Sri Lanka leaves for T20 series on Sunday

Sri Lanka Twenty20 regular skipper Lasith Malinga returned to the side along with Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella, who pulled out from the recent tour to Pakistan, for the upcoming three-match T20i Series in Australia. 

Top order batsmen Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Oshada Fernando, who impressed with match-winning knocks in Pakistan have cemented their slot in the side while Lahiru Madushanka, wicketkeeper/batsman Minod Bhanuka, Angelo Perera and Sadeera Samarawickrama have been ruled out. 

Stand-in T20i skipper Dasun Shanaka and allrounder Shehan Jayasuriya also have been retained in the squad. 
 
The Sri Lanka team will leave for Australia on Sunday (20) to play a three-match T20i series, which begins with the first game at the Adelaide Oval on October 27. 

The second game will be played at the GABBA in Brisbane on October 30, while the series will come to a close with the third and final game on November 1 at the MCG in Melbourne. 

T20i Squad: Lasith Malinga (Captain), Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Niroshan Dickwella, Dasun Shanaka, Shehan Jayasuriya, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Oshada Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Kumara, Isuru Udana, Kasun Rajitha