Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka in their Test series against South Africa after regular captain Dinesh Chandimal was left out of the squad.
Chandimal will instead play domestic cricket in an attempt to regain form.
Squad:
Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Niroshan Dickwella, (vc) Lahiru Thirimanne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Milinda Siriwardana, Dhananjaya De Silva, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Kasun Rajitha, Vishwa Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Mohamed Shiraz, Lakshan Sandakan, Lasith Embuldeniya
