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Two new faces in SL squad

Two new faces have earned a call up to the Sri Lankan squad announced today for the upcoming IndianOil triangular one-day tournament, which also involves West Indies and India.

The two new faces are Upul Tharanga, a left-handed opening batsman, and all rounder Dilhara Lokuhettige.

Also included in the squad is pace bowler Dilhara Fernando, who was recently overlooked for the current Test series.

The tournament gets underway on July 30, with Sri Lanka taking on India in a day/night encounter.

The full Sri Lankan squad is:

Marvan Atapattu (capt)
Sanath Jayasuriya
Upul Tharanga
Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
Mahela Jayawardene
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Russel Arnold
Dilhara Lokuhettige
Upul Chandana
Chaminda Vaas
Nuwan Zoysa
Farveez Maharoof
Muttiah Muralitharan
Dilhara Fernando
Lasith Malinga

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