Lanka Cricket’s newly appointed Selection Committee Chairman, Pramodya Wickremesinghe, announced today (19) that Dasun Shanaka will continue as captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team until the 2026 ICC Twenty20 World Cup.
He made the announcement during a media briefing at Sri Lanka Cricket following the appointment of the new selection committee.
Wickremesinghe noted that the previous selection committee had already named a 25-member squad for T20 World Cup preparations, and the new committee has decided not to make any changes to that squad.
As a result, Dasun Shanaka will continue to lead the Sri Lankan team in the upcoming T20 series against Pakistan and England.
25-member Sri Lanka T20 squad:
- Dasun Shanaka (Captain)
- Pathum Nissanka
- Kusal Mendis
- Kusal Janith
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Niroshan Dickwella
- Janith Liyanage
- Charith Asalanka
- Kamindu Mendis
- Pawan Ratnayake
- Sahan Arachchige
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Dunith Wellalage
- Milan Ratnayake
- Nuwan Thushara
- Eshan Malinga
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Pramod Madushan
- Matheesha Pathirana
- Dilshan Madushan
- Mahish Theekshana
- Dushan Hemantha
- Vijayakant Vyaskanth
- Travin Mathew
- Kamil Mishara
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