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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Colombo, Feb 18 (Cricketnmore):<\/strong> Defending champions Sri Lanka on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for the World Twenty20 and Asia Cup, which precedes the former.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Veterans including the likes of Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews and pacer Nuwan Kulasekara have been roped into the outfit -- all of whom are making comebacks after injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Malinga, who led the side to victory two years ago in Bangladesh, will once again captain the team while all-rounder Mathews will be his deputy. Newcomer wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella has also been brought in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay, off-spinning all-rounder Shehan Jayasuriya, and Dasun Shanaka have been named to the squad but Seekkuge Prasanna and Kasun Rajitha -- who featured in the recently concluded three-match T20 series in India -- have not made the cut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bowling outfit has a combination of experience and youth. Fast bowler Malinga will lead the attack while old war horse Rangana Herath will head the spin department. Pacer Dushmantha Chameera and Vandersay -- both relatively new to the international scene -- now have the biggest stage in front of them to prove their mettle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mathews will have to carry the batting on their experienced shoulders with Jayasuriya, Dickwella and Dinesh Chandimal in support.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sri Lanka begin their Asia Cup campaign in Mirpur, Bangladesh, on February 25 and their World T20 commences in Kolkata on March 17.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sri Lanka squad: Lasith Malinga (captain), Angelo Mathews (vice-captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Niroshan Dickwella, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milinda Siriwardena, Dasun Shanaka, Chamara Kapugedara, Nuwan Kulasekera, Dushmantha Chameera, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Rangana Herath, Jeffrey Vandersay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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