England, Sri Lanka announce squads for white-ball series: Jamie Overton returns, Charith Asalanka named captain
Cricket News: England and Sri Lanka have announced their squads for the upcoming white-ball tour, with both sides naming changes ahead of a three-match T20I and thr.
England and Sri Lanka have announced their squads for the upcoming white-ball tour, with both sides naming changes ahead of a three-match T20I and three-match ODI series in England.Donald, Crocombe earn maiden England call-upsEngland have handed maiden international call-ups to Aneurin Donald and Henry Crocombe, with the duo named in separate T20I and ODI squads respectively. Donald, the Derbyshire opener, was rewarded for an impressive domestic season with a place in the T20I squad, while Sussex seamer Crocombe earned his ODI call-up after catching the selectors' eye during the summer.Harry Brook will captain both formats, while Jamie Overton returns after recovering from the thigh injury that kept him out of England's white-ball series against India earlier this summer. England will, however, be without Phil Salt, who is sidelined with a right quad injury, while Jacob Bethell remains unavailable as he continues his recovery from knee surgery.Jamie Overton has been named in both squads after missing the series against India due to injury.England T20I Squad: Harry Brook (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jos Buttler, James Coles, Jordan Cox, Liam Dawson, Aneurin Donald, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue.England ODI Squad: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Sonny Baker, Jos Buttler, Jordan Cox, Henry Crocombe, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Josh Tongue.Asalanka to lead Sri Lanka as Kusal Mendis misses T20IsSri Lanka will be led by Charith Asalanka in the T20I series after regular captain Kusal Mendis was ruled out with a hamstring injury.Mendis suffered the injury during the Lanka Premier League in July and subsequently missed Sri Lanka's Test series against India. Pavan Rathnayake has been called up as his replacement, while Dilshan Madushanka has joined the squad in place of injured left-arm pacer Binura Fernando, who has been ruled out with a back injury.The series will also mark Asalanka's return to the T20I setup after he was dropped for Sri Lanka's tour of the West Indies in June.Sri Lanka T20I Squad: Charith Asalanka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Lahiru Udara, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka, Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Tharindu Rathnayake, Dushmantha Chameera, Eshan Malinga, Nuwan Thushara, Pavan Rathnayake, Dilshan Madushanka.Six white-ball matches on England TourThe three-match T20I series will begin in Southampton on September 15, followed by matches in Cardiff on September 17 and Manchester on September 19. The teams will then meet in three ODIs, starting in Chester-le-Street on September 22, followed by games in Leeds on September 24 and The Oval on September 27.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.
Topics in this story
Gathered from external sources. Rights to this text belong to whoever originally published it.