Sri Lanka [ Images ] have rested left-arm spinner Rangana Herath [ Images ] from the first two One-day internationals against Bangladesh to be played at Hambantota on March 23 and 25.
Former captain Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ] was not considered for selection because of a finger injury, the cricket board said.
Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan's [ Images ] selection is subject to fitness after he suffered a strain on his upper thigh on Sunday. He went for a precautionary scan but Sri Lanka manager Michael de Zoysa was optimistic about his chances of playing.
"Dilshan will be fit to play in the one-day series. He warmed up today with the rest of the team and showed no signs of any discomfort," he said.
The 16-member squad included three new faces, batsmen Kithuruwan Vithanage and Angelo Perera and left-arm spinner Sachitra Pathirana.
Vithanage made his test debut against Bangladesh at Galle in the ongoing series and scored a half-century.
Off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been recalled to the squad for his first ODI since August 2012.
Sri Lanka One-day squad: Angelo Mathews [ Images ] (captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ], Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara [ Images ], Lasith Malinga [ Images ], Sachithra Senanayake, Upul Tharanga, Kithuruwn Vithanage, Angelo Perera, Shaminda Eranga, Sachithra Pathirana.
Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images
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