Sri Lanka pick 18-year-old Avishka Fernando for ODI squad
August 19, 2016 07:54 pm
A rising star in Sri Lanka’s Under-19 cricket team, top-order batsman Avishka Fernando has been picked in the Sri Lankan national team’s squad for the first two ODIs against Australia.
Fernando, 18, has not yet played any senior cricket, but recently hit consecutive hundreds – at Chelmsford and Canterbury - to help lead Sri Lanka Under-19 to an unprecedented whitewash over England Under-19.
Left-arm spinner Amila Aponso has also been named in a national squad for the first time, following good outings in South Africa with the Sri Lanka emerging team.
Allrounders Milinda Siriwardana and Thisara Perera returned to the ODI squad, having been dropped for the series against England while allrounder Dasun Shanaka was omitted.
Tillakaratne Dilshan returned to the side after having missed the England tour due to personal reasons.
Sri Lanka ODI squad for first two ODIs: Angelo Mathews (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana, Seekkuge Prasanna, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Thisara Perera, Dilruwan Perera, Lakshan Sandakan, Avishka Fernando, Amila Aponso
