Veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews replaced injured pacer Matheesha Pathirana in Sri Lanka's World Cup squad.
Wanindu Hasaranga will make his comeback after missing the Asia Cup and the 50-overs World Cup.
Credit to bowlers for executing their plans on a tricky surface: Shanaka
Shanaka added that they would need to replicate their Super 4 performance against India if they wanted to have a chance of winning the Asia Cup.
Mathews made his T20 comeback for Sri Lanka in January after a three-year gap.
Hasaranga too is returning from a chronic heel pain on his left leg, which forced him to miss the ongoing IPL.
Sri Lanka have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in their ICC World Cup opener in New Delhi.
Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Dushan Hemantha back in Sri Lanka squad
Lanka's entry into the 2023 World Cup is marked with injuries, modest form of players and rumours of the team getting a new captain that was put to rest at the last minute.
The fate of the series was decided after India swept aside Sri Lanka in the first two games, leaving the possibility of an embarrassing whitewash hanging over the hosts' heads.
Dasun Shanaka on Saturday said someone had to 'chip in' with the side's frontline bowlers out with injuries.
Charith Asalanka's heroic innings secured Sri Lanka's place in the Asia Cup 2023 final,
IMAGES from Asia Cup Super 4 match played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo on Saturday.
Australia will aim to secure a Super Eight berth when they face lower-ranked Namibia
Sri Lanka have called up leg-spinning all-rounder Dushan Hemantha, while Chamika Karunaratne will be the travelling reserve player.
Injury-hit Sri Lanka and South Africa seek winning start to World Cup
After Kane Williamson was ruled out of the entire season following his on-field injury, Gujarat Titans' named Dasun Shanaka as the Kiwis' replacement.
Anrich Nortje demolished Sri Lanka with career-best figures of 4/7 as South Africa exploited the bounce on offer to secure a six-wicket win in their T20 World Cup opener in New York on Monday.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be eager to shake off modest ODI form and spate of injuries to key players as they seek to start their Asia Cup campaign on a winning note when they face each other in Pallekele on Thursday.
New Zealand find themselves in the a difficult group with two-time champions West Indies and Afghanistan also vying for the the top two spots.
New Zealand eye consolatory win over PNG
Australia's 417-6 against Afghanistan in Perth in 2015 was the previous highest total in the men's World Cup.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma wanted a clinical performance from his bowlers after posting the highest total in World Cup history of 428/5 against Sri Lanka in their tournament-opener, adding that he was satisfied with individual achievements of his players.
In overcast conditions, the ball swung both ways and after Jasprit Bumrah took out opener Kusal Perera for a duck, it was all Siraj thereafter.
Sri Lanka were dealt another injury blow at the World Cup with seamer Lahiru Kumara ruled out of the rest of the tournament due to a left thigh muscle injury.
Ravichandran Ashwin said it's surprising to see so many taboos regarding the 'Mankad' form of dismissal.
Survival will be foremost in Bangladesh's mind whereas Sri Lanka will aim for a winning start when they cross swords in the second Super 4 match of the Asia Cup in Colombo on Saturday.
An identical three-match ODI series will follow the T20Is and Shanaka feels it would give them a perfect preparation for the World Cup slated later this year in India.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh played in Pallekele on Thursday.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between South Africa and Sri Lanka in New Delhi on Saturday.
It was a starry affair at the Narendra Modi stadium as the skippers of all ten World Cup teams attended the captain's day.
Dunith Wellalage denied Kohli an easy time on the very pitch
'This could be the turnaround in our cricket, this lot can continue to play for five-six years, which is a very good sign.'
The teams which don't make long-term promises that are difficult to fulfil but focus on immediate process and know the roles of players required for slots.
KL Rahul (64 not out) helped India chase down their target with 40 balls remaining
An injury-hit Pakistan will have the tough task of taming a high-spirited Sri Lanka when they lock horns in a virtual semi-final match in the Asia Cup 2023 match on Thursday.
Sri Lanka's Asia Cup winning hero Bhanuka Rajapaksha, whose stellar show with the bat played a pivotal role in his side's sensational Asia Cup victory, has dedicated the title to his crisis-hit island nation.
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said he could not be more proud of his team's performance following a heartbreaking two-run loss to Sri Lanka that knocked his side out of the Asia Cup, in Lahore on Tuesday.
United Arab Emirates spinner Karthik Meiyappan dismissed Sri Lanka's Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka and captain Dasun Shanaka to claim a hat-trick in the Twenty20 World Cup Group A match.
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