All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, who has been included in Sri Lanka’s squad for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh starting from March 22, will miss at least the first three IPL matches of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Hasaranga has played four Test matches for Sri Lanka. In August last year, he announced his retirement from the longest format of the game to focus on white-ball cricket. However, the 26-year-old was named in Sri Lanka’s 17-man squad on Tuesday along with spinner Nishan Peiris, who is not playing for the national team.

The first Test will be played in Sylhet from March 22 to 26 and the second match will be played in Chittagong from March 30 to April 3.

Hasaranga was roped in by SRH at a base price of Rs 15 crore.

As per the announced schedule for the first two weeks of the IPL, SRH will face Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata on March 23. They will travel to Hyderabad to face Mumbai Indians on March 27 before traveling to Ahmedabad to take on Gujarat Titans on March 31.

It remains to be seen whether the right-arm spinner will be available for SRH’s home match against Chennai Super Kings on April 5.