Lanka cagers confront Kazakhstan today

Sanjaya Ariyaratne

BASKETBALL: Sri Lanka cagers will face Kazakhstan today at the FIBA Middle Asian Zone Basketball selection championships at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo commencing at 5.30 p.m.

Kazakhstan will take on India tomorrow while Sri Lanka will meet India on Wednesday at the same venue. The final is scheduled to be worked off on Thursday and the winners and runner up team will qualify to take part in the FIBA Asia championships in Japan.

The teams- Sri Lanka: Jagath Kulatunga, Vajira Kumarasinghe, Shanaka Perera, Harshadeva Yasaratne, Prageeth Pushpakumara, Virantha Bastian, Randima Sooriyaarchchi, Chamath Danawansa, Gamunu Sandaruwan, Asanka Suwaris, Roshel Mendis, Anushka Nilakshan.

Standbyes: Disshan Wille, Isuru Perera, Chthura Rodrigo, Malinda Fernando, Coach: Ajith Kuruppu.

Kazakhstan: Beryulin Yegor, Shpeht Andrey, Yargaliyev Rustam, Ponomarev Anton, Tyutunik Alexandar, Nechayev Ivan, Voyeikov Maxim, Yevstigneyev Mikhail, Skornykov Artyom, Korovnikov Drnitriy, Gavrilov Drnitriy, Issakov Yevgeniy.

Coach: Strebkov Vitality.