Sri Lanka [ Images ] on Saturday included paceman Dilhara Fernando and middle-order batsman Chamara Silva in their 15-man squad for the ODI tri-series against India [ Images ] and New Zealand [ Images ] beginning next week in Dambulla.
Fernando played in the second Test of the just-concluded Test series but made way for Lasith Malinga [ Images ] in the third Test, which India won by five wickets.
The Lankans dropped left-arm seamer Chanaka Welegedara [ Images ] and Thilina Kandamby and rested spinner Muttiah Muralitharan [ Images ], who recently retired from Test cricket.
All-rounder Thisara Perera has also been included in the squad, to be led by Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ] in the series starting August 10.
Sri Lanka squad: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ], Chamara Silva, Thisara Perera, Dilhara Fernando, Tillakaratne Dilshan [ Images ], Upul Tharanga, Angelo Mathews [ Images ], Thilan Samaraweera [ Images ], Chamara Kapugedera [ Images ], Suraj Randiv [ Images ], Ajantha Mendis [ Images ], Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara [ Images ], Rangana Herath [ Images ].
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