Sri Lanka have named a 15-member strong squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup on Friday (September 16). They have kept most of the players from the squad for Asia Cup which brought them the title.

Two of the team's best pacers, Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara, could not play in the Asia Cup due to injuries. However, they won the title without them. But the two experienced bowlers have been returned to the World Cup team. Though neither of them has been able to get fit yet.

An experienced performer like Dinesh Chandimal did not have a place in the main squad of the World Cup. Although he was in the main squad for the Asia Cup, he did not play in any match. He is in the World Cup squad as a standby cricketer. Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dinesh Chandimal, Binura Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando are the other standby cricketers. Among them, only Ashen Bandara and Praveen Jayawickrama will go to Australia with the team.

Most of the players of the Asia Cup winning team have retained their place in the World Cup squad. 3 cricketers from Asia Cup did not get a place in the main squad or reserve bench. They are - Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara and Asitha Fernando.

The team's best pacer Chameera, who missed the Asia Cup due to injury, is yet to fully recover from the injury. The selectors have decided to wait until the last minute to get fit.

Squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera (Subject to fitness), Lahiru Kumara (Subject to fitness), Dilshan Madushanka, Pramod Madushan

Standby: Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrema, Dinesh Chandimal, Binura Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando