Injured Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis has been left out of the Twenty20 and one day squads to play New Zealand.
Mendis has not fully recovered from a side strain picked up during Sri Lanka's opening world T20 match against Zimbabwe on September 18th, although he missed only one game and played in the rest of the tournament to finish as the top wicket-taker with 15 wickets at an average of 9.80.
Also rested from the T20 side were batsman Mahela Jayawardene, who gave up the captaincy after the world final against West Indies, and fast bowler Lasith Malinga.
The one-off T20 match against New Zealand is next Tuesday.
The Sri Lankan selectors have picked uncapped spinners Tharindu Kaushal and Akila Dananjaya for the first three one-day matches.
Sri Lanka T20 squad:
Angelo Mathews (captain), Nuwan Kulasekara, Dilshan Munaweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeevan Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Shaminda Eranga, Akila Dananjaya, Sachithra Senanayake, Upul Tharanga.
Squad for first three ODIs: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Angelo Mathews, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Shaminda Eranga, Upul Tharanga, Rangana Herath, Akila Dananjaya, Tharindu Kaushal. (Editing by Clare Fallon)
