Mendis returns, Binura out, Sri Lanka fined, Pathum in trouble

Top order batsman Kusal Mendis is set to return for today’s third T-20 International in Canberra after completing his quarantine period and returning two negative PCR tests having missed the opening two encounters. Mendis, who turned 27 earlier this month, had tested positive for COVID after landing in Australia. He is expected to feature in the remainder of the series but Sri Lanka will be without the services of left-arm seamer Binura Fernando, who has tested positive for COVID.