da mrbet： Sri Lanka’s selectors made three changes to the squad that lost in Sharjahlast October when they picked a 15-man squad for the LG Abans Triangular ODISeries starting Saturday
CricInfo05-Dec-2001Sri Lanka’s selectors made three changes to the squad that lost in Sharjahlast October when they picked a 15-man squad for the LG Abans Triangular ODISeries starting Saturday.Fast-bowling allrounder Suresh Perera comes back into the squad after hisbowling action, reported for being suspect by umpire Steve Bucknor in August,was cleared by a BCCSL panel of experts. He is set to be slotted into thenumber seven slot, providing Sri Lanka with greater dynamism in themiddle-order.Fast-bowler Nuwan Zoysa returns to one-day cricket following his fullrecovery from an ankle injury. He will be competing with Charitha BuddikaFernando and Prabath Nissanka for the third seamers spot.Leg-spinning allrounder Upul Chandana is the final change, drafted in tobolster the teams spinning options on the slow turning wickets expectedduring the tournament.The selectors decided not to pick a replacement wicket-keeper following afinger injury sustained by Romesh Kaluwitharana in Sharjah. Kumar Sangakkarawill keep wicket throughout the tournament and is expected to bat at numbersix.Strike bowler Dilhara Fernando was unavailable for selection because of thestress fracture identified in his back, which kept him out of the Sharjahfinal, whilst allrounder Dulip Liyanage has been dropped.Sri Lanka will play Zimbabwe, who lost both their practice games againstdevelopment sides, on Saturday at the Sinhalese Sports Club.Full squad:Sanath Jayasuriya (Capt), Marvan Atapattu, Avishka Gunawardene, MahelaJayawardene, Russel Arnold, Kumar Sangakkara, Chamara Silva, Suresh Perera,Kumar Dharmasena, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan,Charitha Buddika Fernando, Nuwan Zoysa, Prabath Nissanka