Kusal Perera ruled out of Bangladesh T20Is with respiratory infection

Kusal Perera has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's T20I leg of their Bangladesh tour with a respiratory infection. Niroshan Dickwella will fly in as his replacement and will link up with the team on Saturday; the rest of the side flew to Bangladesh on 29 February. Dickwella had last played for Sri Lanka in Walk 2023, and his last white-ball game for the public side was in June 2022. He has fifties in his two latest Rundown A games in the Men's Public Super Association, remembering a Player-of-the-Match execution for his last game, however it was a drawn out absence of structure with the public side that had seen him prohibited by the past arrangement of selectors. Dickwella has additionally had his portion of disciplinary issues, most prominently being one of the three players, alongside Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunatilake, to be restricted for penetrating group bio-bubble conventions in 2021. Charith Asalanka will remain in as Sri Lanka chief instead of the suspended Wanindu Hasaranga for the initial two of three T20Is against Bangladesh beginning Walk 4 in Sylhet. Every one of the three T20Is will be played in Sylhet.