CRICKET99 Cricket Live Score ,Matches & Tournaments Ground has been set, teams are finalised and players are all set to battle for the T20 Asia Cup 2016 starting from 24 February to 6 March 2016. Former Champion, Sri Lanka is all geared to lift the trophy once again and the board has announced Sri Lanka Team squad for the up coming Asia Cup 2016.
Unlike earlier, this time Asia Cup will be played in T20 format instead on 50 overs format. This is a major change made by ICC from this year that tournament will be played in the same format as of next ICC world T20 event. The others team participating in 2016 Asia Cup are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. One more team is yet be finalised after the qualification match starting from 19 to 22 February.
Angelo Mathews will captain the Sri Lanka Team. The team also includes T20 specialists like Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru Thirimanne and Thisara Perrera.
Sri Lanka Team Squad for T20 Asia Cup 2016:
- Angelo Mathews (captain)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan
- Dinesh Chandimal (wicket-keeper)
- Kusal Perera
- Lahiru Thirimanne
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Kithruwan Vithanage
- Lasith Malinga
- Thisara Perrera
- Nuwam Kulasekara
- Dhammika Prasad
- Rangana Herath
- Suranga Lakmal
- Jeevan Mendis