Kusal Mendis back as Sri Lanka captain for ODIs and T20s against West Indies

Sri Lanka has handed the captaincy of its one-day and Twenty20 teams back to Kusal Mendis while retaining Dhananjaya de Silva as skipper for the tests on next month’s cricket tour of the West Indies

May 25, 2026 at 11:44 a.m. EDT6 minutes ago

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka has handed the captaincy of its one-day and Twenty20 teams back to Kusal Mendis while retaining Dhananjaya de Silva as skipper for the tests on next month’s cricket tour of the West Indies.

Mendis captained Sri Lanka in the 50-over World Cup in 2023 but was replaced in 2024. He has never led his country in T20s.

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