Pathirana is arguably Sri Lanka’s best death bowler. He is also the fastest of the island’s quicks. However, Sri Lanka have several options to choose a replacement from: left-arm quick Dilshan Madushanka has recently returned to match fitness after a long injury layoff but has a modest T20I record, left-arm seamer Binura Fernando and round-arm slinger Nuwan Thushara are also being considered. Batting and spin-bowling options are under discussion too.