COLOMBO: Sri Lanka have introduced a 16-man squad for the one-off Check towards Afghanistan, scheduled from February 2 to six on the Colombo SSC, with three uncapped gamers making it to the squad.

The newly named Check skipper Dhananjaya de Silva will lead the aspect with Kusal Mendis as his deputy.

Wicketkeeper-batter Lahiru Udara, quick bowlers Chamika Gunasekara and Milan Rathnayake are the three uncapped gamers picked for the one-off conflict. The squad additionally encompasses a host of skilled names in Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews, and Dinesh Chandimal.

Lakshitha Mansinghe, Praveen Jayawickrama, and Pathum Nissanka, who had been the a part of earlier Check collection towards Pakistan final yr, have been dropped.

Sri Lanka will host Afghanistan for a multi-format tour, ranging from February 2, which incorporates three ODIs and as many T20Is, adopted the one-off Check.

This would be the first ever Check match that includes these two groups.

Sri Lanka Check squad: Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kusal Mendis (vc), Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Ramesh Mendis, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Udara, Chamika Gunasekara, Milan Rathnayake