Sri Lanka Emerging Team will engage in a tour to the United Kingdom to play 03 Four Day
Games and 03 T20s during May 2022.
The team is expected to land in the UK on the 1st of May 2022.
The series will commence with the ‘Four Day’ Games, while the T20s will be played at the
latter part of the tour.
The tour will be an ideal platform to provide exposure and experience to ‘Emerging’ players & to compete at the International level.
Schedule
DATE MATCH VENUE
06 th to 09 th May 2022 01 st Four Day Canterbury – Kent
13 th to 16 th May 2022 02 nd Four Day Ageas Bowl – Hampshire
20 th to 23 rd May 2022 03 rd Four Day Guildford CC – Surrey
25 th May 2022 01 st T20 Kia Oval – Surrey
27 th May 2022 02 nd T20 The Cooper ACG – Somerset
29 th May 2022 03 rd T20 Bristol County Ground –Gloucestershire
Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the below given 18 member ‘Emerging
Team’ to tour the United Kingdom.
During the tour, Sri Lanka Emerging Team will play 03 Four Day Games and 03 T20 Games.
The team will leave for the UK on 1st May 2022.
Squad
1) Lasith Croospulle
2) Nishan Madushka
3) Nipun Dananjaya – Captain ( Four Day Games)
4) Nuwanidu Fernando
5) Ashen Bandara
6) Avishka Tharindu
7) Avishka Perera
8) Dunith Wellalage
9) Dhananjaya Lakshan – Captain ( T20s)
10) Santhush Gunathilake
11) Yasiru Rodrigo
12) Amshi De Silva
13) Nipun Malinga
14) Udith Madushan
15) Nipun Ransika
16) Dilum Sudeera
17) Ashian Daniel
18) Manelker De Silva
* Kalana Perera was selected to go on the tour but will miss the tour as he has failed the fitness test. Yasiru Rodrigo was named as the replacement by the selectors in place of Kalana Perera.
*The squad was released subjected to the approval of the Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports.