As skipper Dasun Shanaka has been ruled out of the ongoing ICC Men’s ODI World Cup due to an injury, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday announced to rope in experienced batter Angelo Mathews and Dushmantha Chameera as travelling reserves with the team for the marquee event being played in India.
As per a statement by the SLC, the duo will join the team in India on Friday.
“The Sri Lanka Cricket Selectors took this decision to ensure that the team has ready replacements in place to face contingencies, such as an injury to an existing squad member,” the SLC informed in a statement on Thursday.
“Accordingly, @Angelo69Mathews and @dushmantha05 will join the team tomorrow. Sri Lanka’s next game will be against the Netherlands, which will be played in Lucknow on October 21st,” it added.
Notably, skipper Shanaka was ruled out of the ongoing tournament with a right thigh muscle injury he sustained during the Pakistan match on October 10 and was later replaced by all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne for the match Australia game.
So far, the islanders have lost all their three matches so far in the World Cup and will now take on the Netherlands in their next clash in Lucknow on October 21.
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