U-19 Cricket: SLC names Youth squad for Down Under tour

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named a Under-19 squad of 15 members under the captaincy of Richmond College allrounder Kamindu Mendis for the upcoming away Youth Cricket Tour against Australia. 

Sri Lanka Under-19s tour to Australia includes a three-day warm-up match, a three-day Youth Test match and five Youth ODIs.

The entire squad picked by SLC Youth Selectors will be eligible for the ICC Youth World Cup to be held in New Zealand in 2018. 

Legendary Roy Dias continues his role as the Head Coach of the Sri Lanka Under-19s side, which will leave the country today (27) evening. 

Sri Lanka Under-19s squad: Kamindu Mendis (Captain/ Richmond Galle), Hasitha Boyagoda (VC/ Trinity Kandy), Ashen Bandara (St. Aloysius’ Galle), Jehan Daniel (St. Joseph’s Colombo), Praveen Jayawickrama (St. Sebastian’s Moratuwa), Vishva Chathuranga (Prince of Wales’ Moratuwa), Nipun Ranshika (P. de S. Kularatne Ambalangoda), Nipun Malinga (Mahinda Galle), Nipun Sumanasinghe (St. Joseph’s Colombo), Lasith Crosspulle (Maris Stella Negombo), Krishan Sanjula (De Mazenod Kandana), Ayana Siriwardena (Isipathana Colombo), Hareen Buddhila (St. Aloysius’ Galle), Thisaru Dilshan (Trinity Kandy), Thilan Prashan (St. Servatius’ Matara)