Sri Lanka to bat first against Netherlands; Madushanka in for Rajitha

30 June 2023 12:20 pm Views - 697

Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first against the Netherlands in their first Super Six match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Bulawayo. 

Left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka has been included into the playing XI, replacing right-arm fast bowler Kasun Rajitha. 

Madushanka was not in the initial 15-member contingent for the tournament but was sent to Zimbabwe as a stand by player before being drafted into the squad after Dushmantha Chameera was ruled out of the qualifiers with an injury. 

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka

Netherlands Playing XI: Max O'Dowd, Vikram Singh, Wesley Barresi, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Ryan Klein, Aryan Dutt


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