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Sri Lanka A tour in West Indies

Migara

Cricketer Of The Year
Middle-order batsman Dhananjaya De Silva has been appointed Captain while last year’s U19 national Captain, Charith Asalanka has been named as his deputy. Incidentally, both are former Richmondites.

Sri Lanka A will play 3 four-day games and as many List-A fifty-over matches, starting on the 11thOctober in Jamaica. The squad, coached by Avishka Gunawardene and managed by Charith Senenayake, are expected to leave the island on the 6th of October.

Two players from the current Test team in the UAE, Sadeera Samarawickrama and Roshen Silva will join the squad after the conclusion of the Pakistan series.

Top order batsman Ron Chandragupta, all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne and left-arm seamer Vimukthi Perera are some of the players to watch out for while Sri Lanka Test discards, Malinda Pushpakumara and Lahiru Kumara have also been added to this squad.

The squad features 7 specialist batsmen, 3 spinners, 2 fast-bowling all-rounders and 4 seamers.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) are yet to officially announce the naming of the squad.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ squad – Dhananjaya De Silva (Captain), Charith Asalanka (Vice-Captain), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Roshen Silva, Sandun Weerakkody, Ron Chandragupta, Shehan Jayasuriya, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Amila Aponso, Malinda Pushpakumara, Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Vimukthi Perera, Asitha Fernando, Kasun Rajitha.

Stand-by players – Binura Fernando, Nishan Peiris, Prabath Jayasuriya, Shehan Madushanka, Nipun Karunanayake.

Full Schedule

1st unofficial Test – Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs West Indies ‘A’ – October 11-14 – Trelawny Stadium
2nd unofficial Test – Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs West Indies ‘A’ – October 19-22 – Trelawny Stadium
3rd unofficial Test – Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs West Indies ‘A’ – October 26-29 – Sabina Park

1st unofficial ODI – Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs West Indies ‘A’ – November 1 – Sabina Park
2nd unofficial ODI – Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs West Indies ‘A’ – November 3 – Sabina Park
3rd unofficial ODI – Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs West Indies ‘A’ – November 5 – Trelawny Stadium

Sri Lanka ?A? squad to tour West Indies named | ThePapare.com
 

Beamer

International Vice-Captain
Should be a good series hopefully. We've selected some serious pace in this squad in Leveridge and Thomas so it should be a good test for the fringe Sri Lankan players too. Expecting big performances from Sunil Ambris, any of the openers, Rakheem Cornwall and the pacers.

Unfortunately, the coverage from WICB is dreadful with only sporadic tweets available. All I know is West Indies A won the toss and are 175/4 after 59 overs. John Campbell got 50, Vishal Singh is 36 not out and Sunil Ambis is 24 not out. I think Pushpakumara got 2 wickets but I'm not 100% sure.
 
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Beamer

International Vice-Captain
Close of play West Indies A 232/4 in 76 overs. Singh and Ambris both 58 not out. No bowling figures as yet. If the pitch is the same as usual at this venue, I'd say advantage West Indies A but hopefully they've prepared it better than that. I guess we'll see.
 

SeamUp

International Coach
Comprehensive innings win by the Windies.

Dhananjaya should be with the full Sri Lankan team.
 

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