Madushanka, Kumara be a part of Chameera, Hasaranga on Sri Lanka’s harm listing
Sri Lanka’s bowling shares have been ravaged by harm, with Dilshan Madushanka now dominated out of the Asia Cup, and Lahiru Kumara additionally prone to be unavailable. This, after Dushmantha Chameera had earlier been ruled out of the match as nicely.
Legspinner Wanindu Hasaranga can be recovering from a grade two pressure within the thigh, and will not play an element within the Asia Cup, relying on the velocity of his restoration in addition to Sri Lanka’s longevity within the match. It seems unlikely that he’ll play a job within the group stage, in any case.
Madushanka had torn an indirect muscle throughout a apply sport on Friday, and will even be battling to regain health forward of World Cup in October, Professor Arjuna de Silva, SLC’s chairman of the medical committee advised ESPNcricinfo. Chameera, likewise, has a pectoral harm that places him in some doubt for the beginning of the World Cup as nicely.
Kumara, in the meantime, has suffered a facet pressure – a recurring harm. His restoration time shouldn’t be anticipated to be so long as that of Chameera or Madushanka, however might put him out of the Asia Cup utterly as nicely.
Kumara, Chameera, and Madushanka are amongst Sri Lanka’s quickest bowlers, and their absence will create issues for Sri Lanka’s assault, which had carried them by means of the World Cup Qualifier in June and July. In the absence of those quicks, Sri Lanka will seemingly must depend on the likes of Kasun Rajitha, Pramod Madushan, and Matheesha Pathirana, all of whom have not less than some expertise.
Hasaranga, in the meantime, might be changed by left-arm spinning allrounder Dunith Wellalage, though legspinning allrounder Dushan Hemantha can also be referred to as up.
Sri Lanka’s first match of the Asia Cup is towards Bangladesh, on Thursday. They must keep away from ending final in a gaggle additionally that includes Afghanistan, to make it to the Super 4 stage.