Ajantha, Rangana, Thilan for ODI's

CRICKET: Middle order batsman Thilan Samaraweera mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath were yesterday recalled for the first two one-day internationals against the West Indies to be played in Hambanthota next week.

Samaraweera, Herath and Mendis return to the side after having missed the recent one-day series and the Twenty20 international in Australia. The first one-day international will be worked off on December 9 and the second on December 11.

The Sri Lanka squad: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardena, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Angelo Mathews, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedera, Suraj Randiv, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekera, Thisara Perera, Dilhara Fernando, Chamara Silva, Jeevan Mendis. (CD)