Pavan, Madushan earn recalls to T20Is against England

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Following his brilliant maiden ODI century in the third and final match against England, Pavan Rathnayake has earned a recall to the Sri Lanka T20I squad of 16 named for the three-match series against England starting at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Also returning to the side is right-arm seamer Pramod Madushan who also played in the recently concluded three-match ODI series against England, but hasn’t played in a T20I match since April 2023.

These are the two changes the squad has undergone from the one named for the 3-match T20I series against Pakistan early this month which ended in a one-all draw.

Kamindu Mendis, Nuwan Thushara, Dushan Hemantha and Traveen Mathew have been left out from the 18-member squad that was picked for the Pakistan series.

Sri Lanka squad for T20Is against England

Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga