Pushpakumara and Fernando in ODI team

Upul Tharanga to lead

August 15, 2017 10:12 pm | Updated 10:12 pm IST -

Left-arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara and Vishwa Fernando were the two new faces in the Sri Lanka ODI and T20 squad announced here on Tuesday. Upul Tharanga will lead the side.

The first game of the five-match ODI series against India will be held at Dambulla on August 20.

The squad: Upul Tharanga (captain), Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella (wicketkeeper), Dhanushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Chamara Kapugedera, Milinda Siriwardena, Malinda Pushpakumara, Akila Dhananjaya, Lakshan Sandakan, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lasith Malinga, Dushmantha Chameera, and Vishwa Fernando.

The schedule: ODIs: Aug. 20, 24, 27, 31 and Sept. 3; T20I: Sept. 6.

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