Dasun Shanaka to lead Sri Lanka until 2026 T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka Cricket’s newly appointed Selection Committee Chairman, Pramodya Wickremesinghe said today (19) that Dasun Shanaka will continue as captain of the Sri Lankan national team until the 2026 ICC Twenty20 World Cup.

He made this statement during a media briefing held at the Sri Lanka Cricket following the appointment of the new selection committee.

Wickremesinghe said the previous selection committee had already named a 25-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup preparations, and the new committee has decided not to make any changes to that squad.

Accordingly, Dasun Shanaka will continue to lead the Sri Lankan side in the forthcoming T20 series against Pakistan and England.

25-member Sri Lanka T20 squad:

1.  Dasun Shanaka (Captain)
2.  Pathum Nissanka
3.  Kusal Mendis
4.  Kusal Janith
5.  Dhananjaya de Silva
6.  Niroshan Dickwella
7.  Janith Liyanage
8.  Charith Asalanka
9.  Kamindu Mendis
10.  Pawan Ratnayake
11.  Sahan Arachchige
12.  Wanindu Hasaranga
13.  Dunith Wellalage
14.  Milan Ratnayake
15.  Nuwan Thushara
16.  Eshan Malinga
17.  Dushmantha Chameera
18.  Pramod Madushan
19.  Matheesha Pathirana
20.  Dilshan Madushan
21.  Mahish Theekshana
22.  Dushan Hemantha
23.  Vijayakant Vyaskanth
24.  Travin Mathew
25.  Kamil Mishara