Follow UsSri Lanka pacers Dilshan Madushanka and Matheesha Pathirana have been ruled out of the One-day International (ODI) series against Sri India due to injuries. Madushanka is believed to have sustained a hamstring injury, while Pathirana is believed to have injured his shoulder. As a result, fast bowlers Mohamed Shiraz and Eshan Malinga have been brought into the squad, according to reports.
"Matheesha has jarred his shoulder, and because it is the same issue that he had during the World Cup last year, they have chosen not to risk it," team manager Mahinda Halangoda told ESPNCricinfo. Madushanka, on the other hand, injured his hamstring during training. The left-arm pacer played just one match in the T20I series as well.
Moreover, Kusal Perera, Pramod Madushan and Jeffrey Vandersay have been added to the Sri Lanka squad as standbys.
Sri Lanka fielded a weakened side in the T20 International (T20I) series as they did not have the services of Dushmantha Chameera (Illness) and Nuwan Thushara (Fractured thumb). Both Pathirana and Madushanka were more or less certain to play the first ODI at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on Friday (August 2).
One of their replacements, 29-year-old Shiraz, has played 47 competitive 50-over matches and has 80 wickets to his name, including a career-best of 6/21, which he picked up in his most recent match for Burfher against Kurunegala. Malinga, 23, has played seven List-A matches since his debut in 2022 and has managed 12 wickets at 24.16 in the format.
Sri Lanka suffered a 3-0 whitewash in the T20I series under new skipper Charith Asalanka, who will also lead the team in the ODIs.
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