The Srilankan Squad for the T20 worldcup in West Indies does not have too many surprises and Sanath Jayasuriya at 40 and contesting the elections and still playing cricket is the all too surprising story to tell.
Kumar Sangakkara (Capt), Muttiah Muralitharan, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Thissera Perera, Suraj Randiv, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwan Kulasekera, Lasith Malinga, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Chamara Kapugedera, Ajantha Mendis, Chanaka Welegedera.
Their batting looks strong with their ever reliable Captain Sangakkara and the former Captain Jayawardena in the Middle.Their top order is also strengthened by Dilshan.Jayasuriya has to fire as he has been long due in all forms of cricket.Matthews as a hardhitting lower order bat and a usefule medium pace bowler lends them the balance.
The bowling attack remains the most potent with the three M’s Malinga,Murali and Mendis in the mix.The old wily Jayasuriya’s left armers is also useful in this form of the game as he proved that in the last worldcup.
Srilanka would look to avenge for their last year finals loss to Pakistan as they looked quite strong to take the cup after defeating Pakistan in the Super six stage.The carribean Climate and pitch conditions would also suit them and this time they would want to go one better in the Carribean( for 2007 worldcup runners up) in the T20 worldcup(2009 T20 world cup runners up)
