Sangakkara picked for tour match

Sri Lanka have included experienced batsman and former captain Kumar Sangakkara in an Emerging Players squad to play the touring Bangladesh side in a three-day game.

Sangakkara is continuing his recovery from the hand injury that ended his tour of Australia prematurely in December.

Sangakkara has not played competitive cricket since fracturing his index finger during the Boxing Day Test.

He is the only player above 23 in the side captained by middle-order batsman Angelo Perera.

Sangakkara has been named in the provisional Test squad, subject to proving his fitness ahead of the first match in Galle, which begins on March 8.

Leg-spinner Akila Dananjaya was also set to feature in the tour game but due to injury, he has been replaced by Ramith Rambuwella.

The game gets underway on March 3 in Matara.

SRI LANKA EMERGING PLAYERS XI:

Angelo Perera (capt), Kithruwan Withanage (vice-capt), Ashen Silva, Kumar Sangakkara, Shehan Jayasuriya, Niroshan Dickwella (wicket-keeper), Udara Jayasundara, Ashan Priyanjana, Ishan Jayratne, Dushmantha Sameera, Kashun Madushanka, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Gamage, Ramith Rambuwella, Dulanjana Mendis, Chathurange de Silva

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