Sri Lanka will fly in uncapped leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna from England for the last two one-dayers against Australia, a cricket board release said on Thursday.
Prasanna, 26, was surprisingly plucked out from the ongoing Sri Lanka ‘A' tour of England for the key matches at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Saturday and Monday. Sri Lanka, which trails 1-2 in the five-match series, needs a win on Saturday to draw level.
Prasanna grabbed six for 23 in a one-day match against England ‘A' in Worcester on Sunday to set up his team's 10-wicket win.
Sri Lanka dropped young batsman Dinesh Chandimal, seasoned left-arm spinner Rangana Herath and all-rounder Thisara Perera from the squad for the first three matches of the ODI series against Australia.
Chandimal managed just 17 runs in three games against the Australians.
All-rounder Angelo Mathews is expected to return to the team after missing the previous match due to an injury.
“He should be okay for the rest of the series,” said Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan.
The squad:
Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt.), Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Chamara Silva, Jeevan Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekera, Lasith Malinga, Shaminda Eranga, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ajantha Mendis, Suranga Lakmal and Suraj Randiv.