Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal plays a shot against Australia during their third one day international cricket match in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Sunday, August 28, 2016. Photo: AP
SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of their Asia Cup campaign after failing to overcome a finger injury, the country’s cricket board said on Monday.
Test captain Chandimal, 28, fractured his right middle finger while playing for Colombo in a domestic Twenty20 league match and was withdrawn from their 16-member squad as he needed more time to recover, Sri Lanka Cricket added.
He has been replaced by reserve wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella for the 50-over tournament scheduled to start in the United Arab Emirates this weekend.
Sri Lanka play Bangladesh in their opener on Sept. 15, before meeting Afghanistan two days later.
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