Mahela, Malinga, Herath rested

30 Jul, 2013

Mahela Jayawardena, Lasith Malinga and Rangana Herath have been rested for the fifth and final one Day International match between Sri Lanka and South Africa tomorrow.
The Selection Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket at its meeting held yesterday, selected a 15 member squad for the game to be played tomorrow in Colombo.
Sri Lanka Cricket said that the Minister of Sports has approved the squad. Sri Lanka has already won the five match series 3-1.
SQUAD:
Angelo Mathews – Captain
Dinesh Chandimal – Vice Captain
T M Dilshan
Kusal Janith Perera
Lahiru Thirimanne
Kumar Sangakkara
Angelo Perera
Thisara Perera
Suranga Lakmal
Shaminda Eranga
Vimukthi Perera
Sachithra Senanayake
Ajantha Mendis
Dimuth Karunaratne
Chathuranga de Silva
Nuwan Kulasekara was not considered for selection since he is still recovering from an injury.

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