Jayasuriya included for B’desh tour

Chris DHAMBARAGE

The national cricket selectors yesterday recalled dashing opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya and in form middle order batsman Tillekeratne Dilshan for Sri Lanka’s up coming tour of Bangladesh which begins on December 19.

Veteran Jayasuriya will make his comeback in the triangular limited overs series against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe which starts on January 10 in Dhaka. Dilshan has been included in the test squad and has been named as stand bye for the one day series.

Apart from this the national selectors did not spring any surprises as they retained the same team that made a clean sweep in the five match one day international series against Zimbabwe recently.

Sri Lanka will arrive in Dhaka on December 19 and will play a three day warm up match from December 21 to 23 before the first test match against Bangladesh which commences on the Boxing Day at the Shree Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

The second test against Bangladesh will be worked off from January 3 to 7 in Chittagong.

The triangular series will start on January 10 and the final is scheduled for January 17.

The Sri Lanka team for the test series against Bangladesh:

Mahela Jayawardena (captain), Kumar Sangakkara (vice captain), Malintha Warnapura, Michael van Dort, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardena, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Dhammika Prasad, Chamara Kapugedera, Farveez Maharoof, Dilhara Fernando, Thilina Thushara Mirando.

Stand byes: Nuwan Kulasekera, Thilina Kandamby and Tharanga Paranavithana.

The Sri Lanka team for the triangular series with Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

Mahela Jayawardena (captain), Kumar Sangakkara (vice captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Chamara Kapugedera, Jehan Mubarak, Thilina Kandamby, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Kulasekera, Farveez Maharoof, Dhammika Prasad, Thilina Thushara Mirando and Angelo Mathews.

Stand byes: Mahela Udawatte, Tillekeratne Dilshan and Chanaka Welagedera.

Officials: Jayantha Paranathala (manager), Trevor Bayliss (coach), Paul Farbrace (assistant coach), Ranjith Nanayakkarawasam (physiotherapist), Jade Roberts (trainer), Nalin de Alwis (computer analyst), Lal Thamel (masseur) and Guy de Alwis (Interim Committee Member on tour).