All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva will leave for the United Kingdom to join the Sri Lankan squad in the Champion Trophy 2017, as a replacement for injured Kusal Janith Perera.
After a brilliant knock of 47 off 44 balls that included 5 boundaries, a flare up of a hamstring injury had seen Kusal Janith Perera retired hurt from yesterday’s group match against India.
Perera, whose partnership of 26 with Kusal Mendis and 75 with skipper Mathews yesterday (8) anchored the Sri Lankan innings after the loss of Danushka Gunathilaka, was helped off the field in the 42nd over, and preliminary medical investigations have revealed a possible lateral mid-hamstring injury.
Sri Lanka Cricket says that Perera will undergo radiographic testing today (9) to ascertain the extent of his injury.
Sri Lanka who had two standbys on tour training with the team in the UK, substituted Danushka Gunathilaka in after the untimely injury of Chamara Kapugedara on Wednesday (7) and will fly in 25 year old All-rounder Dhanajaya de Silva to join spinner Dilruwan Perera as the 3rd standby, it said.
