Sri Lanka suffered a giant blow forward of their must-win ICC World Cup match in opposition to Afghanistan as pacer Lahiru Kumara was dominated out of the match with a left thigh muscle damage.
Lahiru Kumara suffered the niggle throughout a coaching session in Pune. The ICC technical committee has permitted pacer Dushmantha Chameera as his substitute.
Kumara had proven high-quality kind throughout Sri Lanka’s eight-wicket win over England in Bengaluru on October 26. His three-wicket haul (3/35) helped the Islanders bowl out the defending champions for a paltry 156.
Chameera was not included in Sri Lanka’s preliminary 15-member World Cup squad after he suffered an damage through the Lanka Premier League.
However later, the right-arm fast was referred to as up as a travelling reserve together with veteran Angelo Mathews.
Mathews was additionally drafted into the Sri Lanka squad as a substitute for injured pacer Matheesha Pathirana forward of the match in opposition to England.
Sri Lanka (NRR: -0.205) have 4 factors from 5 matches and at the moment are positioned fifth on the desk, whereas Afghanistan (NRR: -0.969) with related numbers are positioned seventh on the idea of web run charge.
