Sri Lanka have added spinner
Akila Dananjaya, batsman
Pathum Nissanka, and seamers
Lahiru Kumara and
Binura Fernando to their 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup, the country's cricket board said on Sunday.
The quartet replaced all-rounders
Lahiru Madushanka and Kamindu Mendis, spinner Praveen Jayawickrama and veteran fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep. Madushanka missed out after fracturing his collarbone during the T20 series against South Africa.
Middle-order batsman Kusal Perera, who was a major doubt due to a hamstring injury, made the final cut.
Sri Lanka, led by Dasun Shanaka, take on Namibia in their tournament opener in Abu Dhabi on October 18.
Squad:Dasun Shanaka (captain), Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya De Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Akila Dananjaya, Binura Fernando