{"id":46971,"date":"2024-05-09T14:40:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T14:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/09\/sri-lanka-announce-squad-for-t20-world-cup-2024-former-world-cup-winner-included\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T14:40:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T14:40:08","slug":"sri-lanka-announce-squad-for-t20-world-cup-2024-former-world-cup-winner-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/09\/sri-lanka-announce-squad-for-t20-world-cup-2024-former-world-cup-winner-included\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka announce squad for T20 World Cup 2024; former World Cup winner included"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2024\/05\/indiatv-44-1715262764.jpg?fit=1200,675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sri Lanka announce squad for T20 World Cup 2024; former World Cup winner included\" title=\"Sri Lanka announce squad for T20 World Cup 2024; former World Cup winner included\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"atimgbign\" id=\"story-featured-image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<figure class=\"artbigimg row\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : GETTY<\/span> Sri Lankan cricket team during the T20 World Cup 2022 game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"artconfp\">Sri Lanka Cricket announced the squad for the ICC T20 Men&#8217;s Cricket World Cup 2024 on Thursday, May 9. The former World Cup winner <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/angelo-mathews\" rel=\"noopener\">Angelo Mathews<\/a> is part of Sri Lanka&#8217;s 15-member squad for the mega tournament in the USA and West Indies starting on June 1.  <!-- \/8323530\/ITv_Desktop_VDO_1X1 -->\n  <\/p>\n<p>Angelo, 36, was part of the team that won the ICC T20 World Cup 2014 and is set to bring his experience to a strong and balanced team for the upcoming edition. Former captain <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/dasun-shanaka\" rel=\"noopener\">Dasun Shanaka<\/a> is also included in the 15-member team while\u00a0the veteran wicketkeeper batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa finds a place in reserves only.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sri Lanka squad for the World Cup 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Wanindu Hasaranga (C), Charith Asalanka (VC), <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/kusal-mendis\" rel=\"noopener\">Kusal Mendis<\/a> (WK), Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/dushmantha-chameera\" rel=\"noopener\">Dushmantha Chameera<\/a>, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Dilshan Madushanka.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reserves:\u00a0<\/strong>Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage.<\/p>\n<p>More to follow&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async>\nfunction loadFacebookScript(){\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '529056027274737');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n}\nwindow.addEventListener('load', (event) => {\n\tsetTimeout(function(){\n        loadFacebookScript();\n\t}, 5000);\n});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/sports\/cricket\/sri-lanka-announce-squad-for-t20-world-cup-2024-former-world-cup-winner-angelo-mathews-included-2024-05-09-930494\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Source : GETTY Sri Lankan cricket team during the T20 World Cup 2022 game Sri Lanka Cricket announced the squad for the ICC T20 Men&#8217;s Cricket World Cup 2024 on Thursday, May 9. 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