*Official* Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe

[Magrat Garlick]

Mildly interesting - a tour which neither Cricinfo nor CricketArchive have picked up on. And knowing Zimbabwe, something will turn up.

http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2008/10/33985.html

13-16 November
vs Zimbabwe Select XI

19 November
50-over game

21 November
1st ODI
Harare SC

23 November
2nd ODI
Harare SC

25 November
3rd ODI
Harare SC

28 November
4th ODI
Queens SC, Bulawayo

30 November
5th ODI
Queens SC, Bulawayo

Disappointing to see only one four-day game.

AP reports the following Sri Lanka squad:
Mahela Jayawardene (captain)
Kumar Sangakkara
Mahela Udawatte
Chamara Kapugedera
Jehan Mubarak (cue cheers)
Thilina Kandamby
Upul Tharanga
Farveez Maharoof
Thilan Thushara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Ajantha Mendis
Dilhara Fernando
Muttiah Muralitharan
Angelo Mathews (cue more cheers)
Dhammika Prasad

but another source claims Sangakkara is injured and that Tharanga Paravanithana will be in the squad.

No Vaas, Jayasuriya or, perhaps more bizarrely, Dilshan (who is on standby according to AP).

 

[andruid]

The FTP thingy on the ICC still indicates that 2 test matches will be played.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Didn't Zim confirm their continued withdrawal from Tests at the last ICC Executive Committee shindig?

 

[andruid]

Somebody should tell them