Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) handed Kusal Mendis ODI and T20I captaincies for their series against West Indies, starting on June 3. Sri Lanka will face the West Indies in an all-format away series. While Kusal Mendis will lead the team in the ODI and the T20I series, Dhananjaya De Silva is assigned as the skipper for the Test team.
The island nation will face the Caribbean national team for a 3-match ODI series (June 3-8), followed by a three-match T20I series (June 12-15). The bilateral series will be concluded through a two-match Test series, which will be held between June 25 and July 7. For the series, the Sri Lanka team will depart for the West Indies tomorrow, 26th May.
Kusal Mendis had a stellar season with the Peshawar Zalmi during the latest edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). For Zalmi. The keeper-batter secured a total of 550 runs for an average of 55.00 and a strike rate of 168.19.
Through the tour, multiple star players will make their returns after missing out on some key international matches in the past. Wanindu Hasaranga is among the key inclusions in the white-ball squads who will mark his return after recovering from a left hamstring injury that ruled him out of the T20 World Cup 2026 earlier this year. Because of the injury, the spinner missed the entire IPL 2026 season as well.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Eshan Malinga is also in the team
Dushmantha Chameera, who missed the ODI series against England at home in January 2026, has been named in the One-Day International squad to take on West Indies. Eshan Malinga, the leading wicket-taker for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing IPL 2026, and Dushmantha Chameera also return in the main squad.
Players like Pasindu Sooriyabandara and Sonal Dinusha, who performed brilliantly in domestic cricket, are also named for the tour.
Sri Lanka squads for the all-format series against West Indies
Test squad: Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Udara, Nishan Madushka, Dinesh Chandimal, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kamindu Mendis (VC), Sonal Dinusha, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya De Silva (C), Milan Rathnayake, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Isitha Wijesundara, Kasun Rajitha.
ODI squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Pavan Rathnayake, Kusal Mendis (C), Janith Liyanage, Charith Asalanka, Kamindu Mendis (VC), Milan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando, Pramod Madushan.
T20I squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Lasith Croospulle, Pavan Rathnayake, Kusal Mendis (C), Kamindu Mendis (VC), Dasun Shanaka, Milan Rathnayake, Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka, Eshan Malinga, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara.
WI vs SL Full Fixtures:
1st ODI - June 32nd ODI - June 63rd ODI - June 81st T20I - June 122nd T20I - June 143rd T20I - June 151st Test - June 25 to 292nd Test - July 3 to 7All six white-ball games will take place at Sabina Park, Kingston, while the two Tests will be held at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound.
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