Lankan wicketkeeper batter Kusal Perera has been ruled out of the T20I series against Bangladesh. Niroshan Dickwella has been selected as his replacement. Although Dickwella is still staying in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed the matter in a statement. According to the Lankan board, this cricketer is suffering from a respiratory infection. So he will miss the T20I series. Due to illness, he was not even in the Lankan fleet that set foot in Bangladesh on February 29.

Another star Dickwella has been taken into the team as Kushal's replacement. He will join the team in Sylhet on February 2.

Sri Lanka T20I squad: Wanindu Hasaranga (c for last game), Charith Asalanka (c for first two games), Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Akila Dananjaya, Binura Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay.