Jayawardene, two others flown in
Three Sri Lankans cricketers, including former captain Mahela Jayawardene, were flown in to prop up their team.
The Lankans are struggling to put 11 fit men together in the ongoing cricket tri-series.
Sri Lanka team manager Brendon Kuruppu said besides Jayawardene, who was part of the Sri Lankan team that played an ODI series in India last month, the other two players are uncapped wicket-keeper batsman Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal and left-handed batsman Mahela Udawatte. Read more
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