{
  "id": 11651495,
  "title": "Sri Lanka drop Asalanka from T20 against Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/sri-lanka-drop-asalanka-from-t20-against-pakistan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T08:33:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1561956/sri-lanka-drop-asalanka-from-t20-against-pakistan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sri Lanka named a 15-man squad Friday for a three-match T20 series against Pakistan, leaving out stand-in captain Charith Asalanka. Asalanka led Sri Lanka to a 3-0 T20 series defeat by England last month when regular captain Kusal Mendis was left out because of injury. Sri Lanka will play three T20 matches against Pakistan in […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}