JOIN USSri Lanka have lined up one of their most inexperienced attacks for the last Test after paceman Nuwan Pradeep and Rangana Herath were ruled out of the third Test, starting here at the Pallekele International Stadium on Saturday.
Uncapped medium pacer Lahiru Gamage was included in a 15-man squad on Thursday while another quick, Dushmantha Chameera, was recalled for the first time in this series.
With Lahiru Kumara and Vishwa Fernando, the left-arm quick who has been in the squad for both previous Tests without getting a game, also in the squad Lanka appear to be banking on their pace strength after their bid to provide their spinners with a turning track in the second Test met with disaster.
Squad for the third Test: Dinesh Chandimal (capt), Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga, Dimuth Karunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Gamage, Dilruwan Perera, Malinda Pushpakumara, Lakshan Sandakan.