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by Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Kenya has named their full contingent of batsmen for their two-day lung-opener of their Sri Lanka cricket tour against a Development Squad commencing at the NCC grounds today.

The Development Squad underwent a late change yesterday when opener Dhammika Sudarshana was forced to withdraw from the squad of 13 due to a knee injury and Pradeep Hewage was drafted in as replacement. Mahesh Perera and Rashan Peiris have been left out of the final 11.

This will be Kenya's only warm-up match before they take on Sri Lanka 'A' in an unofficial three-Test series. The visit by Kenya is a historic one for it is the first time their national team is touring this country. They made a brief visit here in 1996 to play a World Cup match in Kandy.

DEVELOPMENT SQUAD: Anushka Polonowita (captain), Jehan Mubarak, Pradeep Hewage, Rally Tissera, Tilina Kandambi, Lasith Malinga, Darshana Gamage, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Amila Perera, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Malintha Gajanayake.

KENYA: Maurice Odumbe (captain), Steve Tikolo, Ravindu Shah, Kennedy Otieno, Hitesh Modi, Thomas Odoyo, Martin Suji, Lamech Onyango, Brijal Patel, David Obuya, Collins Obuya.

UMPIRES: T.M. Samarasinghe and J.G. Pushparaja.

UMPIRES AND MATCH REFEREES

The Cricket Board has announced an eight-man panel of umpires who will officiate in the forthcoming unofficial three Test and three one-day international series between Kenya and Sri Lanka 'A'.

The panel comprises: Gamini Silva, Tyronne Wijewardene, Nandasena Pathirana, Lalith Jayasundera, D.A.S. Dissanayake, Ranmore Martinesz, A.G. Dissanayake, Jagath Nandakumara.

Former Sri Lanka Test off-spinner Ranjith Madurasinghe will officiate as match referee in the first and third unofficial Tests to be played at the Sara Stadium and at Dambulla Stadium. Another ex-national cricketer Jerry Woutersz will be the match referee for the second 'Test' at Matara. The three unofficial one-day internationals will be officiated by former Test wicket-keeper Ashley de Silva.

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