Sri Lanka have picked leg-spinner Kaushal Lokuarachchchi and all-rounder Gayan Wijekoon for the 15-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa.
The pair step up from the 'A' team, which is currently touring England.
Malinga Bandara and Nuwan Kulasekera have been left out from the squad that reached the World Cup final in April.
Marvan Atapattu has pulled out of his central contract and Russel Arnold has retired; all-rounder Hasantha Fernando and batsman Jehan Mubarak are in.
Sri Lanka have played three Twenty20 internationals, beating England and New Zealand, and losing a match to New Zealand in Auckland, when they were bowled out for 115.
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Sri Lanka squad: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Kumar Sangakkara (v-capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Dilhara Fernando, Lasith Malinga, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Jehan Mubarak, Hasantha Fernando, Gayan Wijekoon.
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