Uncapped opening batsman Dilshan Munaweera and schoolboy off-spinner Akila Dananjaya were named in Sri Lanka's [ Images ] 15-man squad on Thursday for the Twenty20 [ Images ] World Cup on home soil next month.
Munaweera, 23, and Dananjaya, 18, are currently playing in the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League.
Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ] and Nuwan Kulasekara [ Images ] have also been included but need to prove their fitness. Sangakkara is recovering from a broken finger while Kulasekara has a groin strain.
Spinner Ajantha Mendis [ Images ] and fast bowler Shaminda Eranga are back after injury.
The tournament starts on September 18.
Squad: Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ] (captain), Angelo Mathews [ Images ], Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan [ Images ], Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Dilshan Munaweera, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga [ Images ], Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath [ Images ], Ajantha Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Shaminda Eranga, Akila Dananjaya.
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