Sri Lanka Cricket announces men’s team for Asian Games 2023

Sri Lanka team for Asian Games 2023: Sri Lanka Cricket Board has announced the team for the 19th Asian Games. All-rounder Sahan Arachige will captain the Sri Lankan team in the Asian Games. Arachige made his ODI debut against West Indies in the ICC World Cup Qualifier.

Sri Lanka Cricket: Young players got place in the team :-

Sri Lanka has given place to young players in the team for the Asian Games. Apart from captain Arachige, only Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Thushara and Ashen Bandara have experience of international cricket. Bandara has played 6 ODIs and 5 T20 matches for Sri Lanka. Other players have experience of playing in Sri Lanka-A team.

Young players have created a stir in the Lanka Premier League:-

Sri Lanka has included strong players like Lasith Kruspule, Shevon Daniels and Lahiru Samarakoon in the Asian Games 2023 squad. Kruspule has scored 232 runs in eight matches in the Lanka Premier League 2023 at an average of 33.14 and a strike rate of 139.76.

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Nuwan Thushara has also got a place in the team:-

The LPL 2023 season was also good for Thushara, who has great action like Sri Lankan great fast bowler Lasith Malinga. He took 11 wickets in 7 matches at an average of 19.27 and strike rate of 14.18.

Let us tell you that apart from Sri Lanka, cricket teams from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will participate in the Asian Games. It will be organized in Hangzhou, China. On the basis of ICC rankings, Sri Lanka has got a place in the quarter-finals.

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Sri Lanka team for Asian Games :-

Lasith Croospulle, Shevon Daniel, Ashen Bandara, Sahan Arachchige (captain), Ahan Wickramasinghe, Lahiru Udara (wk), Ravindu Fernando, Ranitha Liyanarachchi, Nuwanidu Fernando, Sachitha Jayatilake, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Nimesh Vimukthi, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nuwan Thushara, Isitha Wijesundera.