T20 World Cup 2022 Sri Lanka Squad, Schedule, Records and Group

The T20 World Cup 2022 will start with a match between Sri Lanka and Namibia on October 16. A total of eight teams will play for the remaining four spots in the “super 12” stage in the T20 World Cup. Top eight teams have directly qualified for the “super 12” stage. A total of 45 games will be played in this tournament.

The final match will take place on November 13, at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Australia, who won the last T20 World Cup in UAE, will defend their title against the top teams in the world. Two groups of six teams are divided, and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals. And, all the teams have now announced their squads for the ICC event.

Sri Lanka Squad for T20 World Cup

The two-time runners-up and 2014 T20 World Cup champions, Sri Lanka, have announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming event. They have carried forward the team from the Asia Cup 2022 and have picked a few more players. Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup 2022, beating all the top Asian teams in the competition. They will now enter the World Cup with full confidence.

Speaking of the selected squad, Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara made their comebacks after injuries. These two pacers were not part of the Asia Cup. The rest of the 13 players played in the Asia Cup. Apart from the 15-member squad, Sri Lanka has kept five players in reserve.

Skipper Dasun Shanaka would like to replicate the performance of the Asia Cup in the World Cup as well. The batting order will be the same as in the last tournament. Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana will be the two prime spinners in the squad.

Squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (wk), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Pramod Madushan, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera (Subject to fitness), Lahiru Kumara (Subject to fitness), Dilshan Madushanka.

Reserve: Bandara, Jayawickrama, Dinesh Chandimal, Binura Fernando and Nuwanindu Fernando.

Group and Schedule for Sri Lanka

Just like the last T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka will play in the first round of the tournament to qualify for the “Super 12” stage. Sri Lanka is among the eight teams that will play the qualifiers ahead of the “super 12”. Sri Lanka is placed in Group A, along with Namibia, the Netherlands, and the UAE. The top two teams among these four will advance to the next round. Sri Lanka will start their campaign against Namibia on October 16.

Batsmen record in T20 World Cup history (Current Squad)

The former Sri Lanka skipper, Mahela Jayawardene, has scored the most runs in the history of the T20 World Cup. In fact, two out of three top run-getters in history are Sri Lankan. That shows that Sri Lankan batsmen have always performed well on the big stage. Notably, Sri Lanka batted with almost the same set of batsmen in the last T20 World Cup as well. Thus, their batters know how to handle the pressure on the big stage.

Bowlers record in T20 World Cup history (Current Squad)

Wanindu Hasaranga was the highest wicket-taker in the 2021 T20 World Cup. He will look to deliver the same performance this time around as well.