Sri lanka limited-overs captain Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of next month's tri-nation Twenty20 tournament after failing to recover from a hamstring injury, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday.
The hosts will be led by Dinesh Chandimal in the series starting March 6 at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium. India and Bangladesh are the other two teams.
Sri lanka Cricket announced a 20-man preliminary squad that will be cropped to 15 on Wednesday.
"Angelo Mathews was not considered for selection as he is still recovering from the injury he suffered during the concluded Tri-Nation Series in Bangladesh," the board said in a release.
Mathews, 30, was in January named as Sri lanka's captain in the shorter format until the 2019 World Cup.
But the all-rounder has been beset by injuries and has led the side in just a single one-day international, against Zimbabwe in Dhaka last month.
Sri lanka recently swept their Bangladesh tour, winning both the Test and T20 series, after a come-from-behind win in the tri-series involving Zimbabwe.
Walsh seeks consistency
Bangladesh interim coach Courtney Walsh said on Tuesday he would be pushing his side for consistency in next month's tri-nations series in Sri lanka after a string of poor finishes.
The former Caribbean fast bowling great, usually a pace instructor for Bangladesh, is stepping up in the absence of a coach for the Twenty20 tournament.
Walsh, who has been working with Bangladesh's bowlers since 2016, said the side lacked consistency, not talent.
"If we can get consistent, we will be happy. It is going to be the biggest challenge and it is something that I will be stressing on a lot," he told reporters.