Sri Lanka becomes the defending champion team of ICC World T20. It is one of the most strongest cricket team in Asia and also in World wide. Sri Lanka played 3 times in World T20 final and won the trophy for once in 2014. The team played total 31 matches in the World T20 tournament since it’s debut season and won 21 matches. They lost 9 matches and other one was tied. Last season India was beaten by Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in final at Dhaka stadium In Bangladesh.
The defending champion consists their probable squad for World T20 2016. Angelo Mathews is appointed as the skipper of the team. This 28 years all-rounder played 59 T20Is, where he made 824 run scores and picked 34 wickets with the bowling economy 6.76.
The team also included all rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Chandimal, Lasith Malinga and Rangana Herath in the squad. The two experienced players Kumar Sangakkara Sanga and Jayawardene will be not seen this World T20. They both are retired from the all format of International cricket. Here we presenting the possible team squad of Sri Lanka team for ICC World T20 2016.
Team Squad: Angelo Mathews (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal (wicketkeeper), Lasith Malinga, Thisara Perera, Kusal Perera, Kithuruwan Vithanage, Dhammika Prasad, Suranga Lakmal, Jeevan Mendis, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara
Short profile of participants players:
| Angelo Mathews (captain)
Playing role Allrounder Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
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Tillakaratne Dilshan
Playing role all-rounder Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
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| Dimuth Karunaratne
Playing role Opening batsman Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm medium
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Lahiru Thirimanne
Playing role Batsman Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
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| Dinesh Chandimal (wicketkeeper)
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
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Lasith Malinga
Playing role Bowler Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm fast
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| Thisara Perera
Playing role Allrounder Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
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Kusal Perera
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman Batting style Left-hand bat
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| Kithuruwan Vithanage
Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling style Legbreak
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Dhammika Prasad
Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
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| Suranga Lakmal
Playing role Bowler Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
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Jeevan Mendis
Playing role Allrounder Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling style Legbreak
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| Rangana Herath
Playing role Bowler Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
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Nuwan Kulasekara
Playing role Bowler Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
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Key Players:
Batting side: Angelo Mathews, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Dinesh Chandimal.
Bowling Side: Angelo Mathews, Lasith Malinga and Rangana Herath.
Sri Lanka match schedule in ICC World T20 2016:
Sri Lanka will play on the group-2 in super-10 round, where they have to face England, west Indies, South Africa and one more qualifier team from first round. The team will play their opening match in Eden Gardens stadium in kolkata Kolkata at 17 March, 2016. The match will be played against the qualifying team of first stage. The second match of the team will be held at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore against of West Indies on 20th March. On 26th March Sri Lanka will face England at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium which situated in Delhi and the last match of the group round will be played against South Africa on 28th March at the same place of Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi. All games will be held at the same time of evening.
| Match Between | Date of match | Time | Ground |
| Sri Lanka vs TBC | 17/03/16 | Evening session | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Sri Lanka vs West Indies | 20/03/16 | Evening session | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Sri Lanka vs England | 26/03/16 | Evening session | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi |
| Sri Lanka vs South Africa | 28/03/16 | Evening session | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi |
The most biggest limited overs tournament ICC World T20 will start from 11th March and will be ended on 3rd April, 2016. This going to be the 6th edition of their journey. India will host the most prestigious tournament in this season. Let’s see what happens in this season World T20. To learn more related information keep eyes in our page.
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