Sri Lanka names Emerging squads to play West Indies

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Dananjaya, Kalupahana to lead

Left-handed top order batsman Nipun Dananjaya and former Sri Lanka Under-19 skipper Dinura Kalupahana have been selected as Captains of the Sri Lanka Emerging teams to play the touring West Indies Emerging side in five matches.

Kalupahana leads Sri Lanka Emerging in the two-match 4-day series starting on 8 June at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Cricket Stadium and on 15 June at the same venue.

Dananjaya is in charge of Sri Lanka Emerging playing West Indies Emerging in a three-match one-day series on 22 and 24 June at the SSC and on 26 June at the NCC.

Sri Lanka Emerging Squad for four-day matches

Pulindu Perera, Ravindu Rasantha, Asitha Wanninayake, Sahan Kosala, Sharujan Shanmuganathan (Vice-Captain/wk), Anjala Bandara (wk), Dinura Kalupahana (Captain), Chamika Heenatigala, Tharinda Nirmal, Shakthi Udara, Chamod Battage, Mihiranga Silva, Nisala Abeyratne, Raveen de Silva, Akmal Fazly

Sri Lanka Emerging Squad for one-day matches

Pulindu Perera, Vishen Halambage, Sineth Jayawardena (Vice-Captain), Nipun Dhananjaya (Captain), Sharujan Shanmuganathan (wk), Kavija Gamage, Dinura Kalupahana, Ranesh Silva (wk), Chamika Heenatigala, Traveen Mathews, Raveen de Silva, Mihiranga Silva, Kugathas Mathulan, Inuka Karannagoda, Akmal Fazly