Colombo, July 7 -- Former captain Dasun Shanaka earned a recall to Sri Lanka's T20I fold after being named in the 17-player squad for the three-match series against Bangladesh, scheduled to kick off on Thursday in Pallekele.

Apart from Shanaka, bowling all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne and left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage returned to the T20I setup. Wellalage was dropped for the T20Is in New Zealand last year. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamindu Wickramasinghe and Asitha Fernando turned out to be the most notable omissions.

Shanaka found his way back to the team for the first time since July 2024. During his period of absence, he made his presence felt in the franchise circuit. His most recent exploits came for Dubai Capitals in the ILT20 in Feb...