Sri Lanka announces 15-member squad for U19 Men’s Asia Cup 2026

ThePapare and Newswire report that Sri Lanka Cricket has named a 15-player squad for the 2026 Under-19 Men’s Asia Cup, which is scheduled to take place in Oman from 5 to 14 November. ThePapare identifies the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee as the body that selected the team.

ThePapare reports that all-rounder Viran Chamuditha of St. Servatius’ College in Matara will captain the side, while left-handed top-order batter Senuja Wekunagoda of St. Joseph’s College in Colombo is vice-captain. ThePapare says both players featured in the recent Under-19 World Cup: Chamuditha scored 310 runs in five matches, including two centuries, and Wekunagoda made 91 runs in two matches.

ThePapare reports that Chamuditha’s 192 against Japan at the World Cup, made from 143 balls with 26 fours and a six, was the tournament’s highest individual score. It also names Sethmika Seneviratne and Vigneshwaran Aakash as other squad members who played at that World Cup.

ThePapare says eight teams will compete in two groups and Sri Lanka is in Group B alongside Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Malaysia. Its schedule has Sri Lanka opening against Malaysia on 5 November, facing Bangladesh on 7 November and playing Afghanistan on 9 November.

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