Melbourne, Oct 16 (Ians) Tall left-arm pace bowler Binura Fernando has been approved as replacement for Dilshan Madushanka, who was ruled out of the Sri Lanka squad for the Icc T20 World Cup due to a torn quad muscle.
Madushanka, also a left-arm seamer, was ruled out after sustaining the injury during practice on the eve of Sri Lanka’s First Round Group A T20 World Cup match against Namibia.
Madushanka, who limped off the ground on Saturday, was taken for an Mri scan, which revealed the extent of the injury.
Madushanka had made his international debut in the recent Asia Cup in the UAE, and taken six wickets while maintaining an economy rate of 7.75 in the tournament.
The International Cricket Council (Icc) said on Sunday that the Event Technical Committee of the T20 World Cup had approved Binura Fernando as a replacement for left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka in the Sri Lanka squad.
Madushanka, also a left-arm seamer, was ruled out after sustaining the injury during practice on the eve of Sri Lanka’s First Round Group A T20 World Cup match against Namibia.
Madushanka, who limped off the ground on Saturday, was taken for an Mri scan, which revealed the extent of the injury.
Madushanka had made his international debut in the recent Asia Cup in the UAE, and taken six wickets while maintaining an economy rate of 7.75 in the tournament.
The International Cricket Council (Icc) said on Sunday that the Event Technical Committee of the T20 World Cup had approved Binura Fernando as a replacement for left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka in the Sri Lanka squad.
- 10/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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