Sri Lanka’s selectors have decided to hand Sri Lanka to bat in the 2019 cricket World Cup.
The appointment of Dinesh Dissanayake has been approved by the Minister of Sports and 15 members have been approved.
St Joseph’s College, Maradana lost their seats in the Under-19 cricket team.
Sri Lanka’s opening batsman Dilhara Fernando and Dinesh Chandimal played a good role in the ODIs.
South Africa have been named as the champions of the World Cup with their lead in defeating South Africa by 2-0 in their home country.
The selectors, led by Lasith Malinga, who defeated South Africa in the one-day series, defeated Sri Lanka 5-0 in a defeat.
Lasith Malinga and Thisara Perera questioned the select committee about a team that could save the unity of the team.
Angelo Mathews was invited to lead the squad, but he was denied the lead under coach Hathurusingha.
Dimuth was the highest run-getter in the Inter-Provincial One-Day International (ODI) series when he picked up 165 runs and set the strike rate to 90.
At the end, the selection committee decided to lead the squad as the person who can defend the unity of the team.
He has played 17 one-day internationals and has scored one half century. His last match is against New Zealand in the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Wellington.
The squad includes 15 players for the squad, while Niroshan Dickwella, Dhanushka Gunatilake, Dinesh Chandimal, Akila Dananjaya, Oshada Fernando and Kasun Rajitha have been removed.
Lahiru Thirimanne, Avishka Fernando, Jeevan Mendis, Milinda Siriwardena, Nuwan Pradeep and Geoffrey Wardsey.
World Cup Sri Lanka squad
Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Angelo Mathews, Lasith Malinga, Kusal Janith, Lahiru Thirimanne, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dananjaya de Silva, Jeffrey Vandees, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Jeewan Mendis, Milinda Siriwardena
