Sri Lanka Squad for ICC World Cup 2019 announced

Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) have revealed the 15-member squad for upcoming ICC World Cup 2019 in England & Wales. Dimuth Karunaratne will be leading Sri-Lankan team at CWC19. Board appointed Karunaratne as the captain of side yesterday which shocked the entire cricket world.

Sri-Lanka to play their opening match of competition against New Zealand on 1st June at Cardiff Wales Stadium. Upul Tharanga, Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella and Akila Dananjaya are excluded from the squad and these were shocking omissions from SL side. Milinda Siriwardana, Avishka Fernando, Jeevan Mendis and Vandersay got an opportunity to respresent country at the biggest stage of cricket as these were not in the race to be selected.

Let’s have a look at the complete squad of Sri-Lanka for cricket world cup 2019.

Sri Lanka Squad for CWC 2019

1. Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain)
2. Avishka Fernando
3. Lahiru Thirimanne
4. Kusal Mendis
5. Angelo Mathews
6. Kusal Perera
7. Milinda Siriwardena
8. Dhananjaya de Silva
9. Thisara Perera
10. Isuru Udana
11. Lasith Malinga
12. Suranga Lakmal
13. Nuwan Pradeep
14. Jeevan Mendis
15. Jeffrey Vandersay

What are your thoughts on Sri Lanka squad for 2019 world cup? Can Lankan team win world cup?