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Kusal Mendis (W)

Dhananjaya de Silva

Charith Asalanka

Ashen Bandara

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

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Wanindu Hasaranga

Chamika Karunaratne

Maheesh Theekshana

Lahiru Kumara

Binura Fernando

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Paul Stirling

Andy Balbirnie (C)

Lorcan Tucker (W)

Harry Tector

Curtis Campher

George Dockrell

Gareth Delany

Mark Adair

Simi Singh

Barry McCarthy

Josh Little

Andrew Balbirnie

Andrew Robert McBrine

Barry John McCarthy

Benjamin Fredeman Calitz

Benjamin Charlie White

Cade Carmichael

Craig Alexander Young

Fionn Philip Hand

Gareth James Delany

Gavin Hoey

George Henry Dockrell

Graham Ian Hume

Harry Tom Tector

Jordan Enno Neill

Joshua Brian Little

Liam McCarthy

Lorcan John Tucker

Mark Richard Adair

Matthew James Humphreys

Paul Robert Stirling

George Ross Adair

Samuel Jay Topping

Stephen Thomas Doheny

Thomas Mayes

Tim Heatley Tector

Asitha Madusanka Fernando

Pramod Bhanuka Bandara Rajapaksa

Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka

Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva

Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka

Dunith Nethmika Wellalage

Munasinghe Arachchige Dushan Ishara Hemantha

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera

Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena

Kongala Liyanage Janith Vimukthi

Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay

Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage Kamil Mishara

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis

Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera

Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana

Matheesha Pathirana

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Pathum Nissanka Silva

Pavan Rathnayake

Pramod Madushan Liyanagamage

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

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ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022

<p>A complete performance from the Sri Lankan players ensured a dominant start to their Super 12 campaign with a comfortable nine-wicket victory over minnows Ireland in Hobart on Sunday, October 23.

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T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka kick off Super-12 campaign with a bang, hand hapless Ireland a nine-wicket thrashing

<p>One-time T20 World Cup champion Sri Lanka have been rocked with injuries in the early stages of the ongoing multi-national tournament in Australia.

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With injury list growing rapidly, Sri Lanka likely to fly three players to Australia as cover

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T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka kick off Super-12 campaign with a bang, hand hapless Ireland a nine-wicket thrashing

With injury list growing rapidly, Sri Lanka likely to fly three players to Australia as cover