Kusal Perera joins Sri Lanka WC Squad to replace injured Dimuth Karunaratne

Admin | 05 Mar, 2015 11:47AM | Leave a comment
Sri Lanka batsman Dimuth Karunaratne has been ruled out of the World Cup after a fracturing the little finger on his left hand at practice in Sydney, Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors Sanath Jayasuriya has said.

"Dimuth injured his hand during a fielding session and X-rays indicated a fracture just above the base of his left small finger," Jayasuriya said on Thursday. "He has to undergo surgery and will be out for about four weeks. He will return home and we have requested the ICC technical committee to include leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna in the squad as his replacement."

Prasanna was sent to Australia as cover for left-arm spinner Rangana Herath, who had four stitches to his left index finger after hurting himself while trying to hold onto a difficult return catch from Jos Butler in Wellington. Herath is an uncertain starter for Sunday's match against Australia in Sydney.

In addition to Prasanna, Sri Lanka hope to bolster their batting by flying in Kusal Perera from home. "We have only seven fit batsmen in the side and Kusal is being brought in as a precautionary measure," Jayasuriya said.

Source : ESPN Sports Media Ltd.