Sri Lanka lose key quick in last-minute squad re-shuffle

Left-arm quick Dilshan Madushanka has been battling a quad injury and Sri Lanka decided to remove the 22-year-old from their 15-player squad just hours prior to their first game.

The loss of Madushanka means fellow left-arm pacer Binura Fernando is promoted into the final squad and in contention to play his first T20I since he featured against India in February this year.

Fernando missed out on selection for Sri Lanka's opening match at the T20 World Cup, with right-armer Pramod Madushan winning a call-up into their XI.

Madushan bowled well at time to collect a pair of wickets and ended up with figures of 2/37 from his four overs.

Sri Lanka squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan.

Standby Players: Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrema, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwanidu Fernando.