SL vs IND: Sri Lanka announced the team for the ODI series against India, changed the captain

The first ODI match between India and Sri Lanka will be played on August 2 SL vs IND 1st T20I (Image Credit- Twitter/X) The third and final match of the T20 series between India and Sri Lanka is to be played today at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. So far in the series, the visiting team has had the upper hand and the team led by Suryakumar Yadav has taken a 2-0 lead. By winning the match being played today, the Indian team would like to whitewash Sri Lanka, while on the other hand the host team would like to save its reputation by winning this match. After this T-20 series, a three match ODI series will be played between the two teams. Team India has already announced its team for the ODI series. Today, Sri Lanka has announced its 16-member team. The selection committee of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board has removed Kusal Mendis from the ODI captaincy and handed over the command of the team to Charith Asalanka. In this way, after the T20 series, he will be seen leading the team in the ODI series as well. Young spinners Dunith Welalage and Janith Liyanage have got a chance. Spin-allrounder Akila Dhananjaya has also been included in the team. Sri Lanka has lost the T20 series under the captaincy of Charith Asalanka. Now it remains to be seen how the team performs under his leadership in the ODI series starting from August 2. Here is the Sri Lanka squad for the ODI series against India- Charit Asalanka (Captain), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Zenith Liyanage, Nishan Madushka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Akila Dhananjaya, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana and Asitha Fernando SL vs IND ODI Series Schedule – 1st ODI – August 2, RPICS, Colombo 2nd ODI – August 4, RPICS, Colombo 3rd ODI – August 7, RPICS, Colombo

ICC took strict action against Wanindu Hasaranga, suspended him for two matches

Hasaranga found guilty of breaching ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI against Bangladesh Wanindu Hasaranga (Photo Source: Twitter) Sri Lanka has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh from March 22, but before that the team has suffered a big setback. ICC all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga (Wanindu Hasaranga) has been suspended for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh for violating the code of conduct. In fact, during the last match of the recently concluded three-match ODI series, Hasaranga was found guilty of violating Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct. The incident occurred in the 37th over, when he snatched his cap from the umpire and mocked the umpiring during the match. Wanindu Hasaranga suspended for two tests After this action of Hasaranga, ICC fined him 50 percent of the match fee. Also got 3 demerit points. Due to which Hasaranga has got 8 demerit points in a period of 24 months. After this, ICC took strict action and suspended him for two test matches. Let us tell you that Wanindu Hasaranga He retired from Test cricket in August 2023 to focus on white-ball cricket, but Sri Lanka recalled him to the team for the Test series against Bangladesh. Hasaranga has played four test matches for Sri Lanka so far, in which he has taken four wickets. The last time Hasaranga played a Test match at home was against Bangladesh in 2021. Wanindu Hasaranga will be seen playing in IPL 2024 Wanindu Hasaranga will be seen playing in the upcoming season of IPL. He was included in the mini auction by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 1.5 crore. Earlier, he was a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team last season. But he could not perform anything special, due to which the franchise released him.