Sri Lanka will likely be with out Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal for the second Check towards India in Colombo. Prime-order batter Pathum Nissanka can also be a doubt for the sport, leaving the hosts in need of three first-choice batters in what’s a must-win Check match in Colombo.
“Kusal Mendis has bought a correct hamstring harm. He isn’t going to be accessible for some time,” Sri Lanka head coach Gary Kirsten mentioned after the loss in Galle.
“I am unsure of the harm replace, however because it stands in the intervening time, these guys… Nissanka as nicely, Dinesh [Chandimal] is just not accessible for the subsequent Check. We’re lacking a couple of guys.”
Mendis has been out since injuring his hamstring in the course of the Lanka Premier League. Niroshan Dickwella, who changed him within the Check squad, made 80 within the first innings in Galle.
Nissanka, in the meantime, is recovering from wrist surgical procedure whereas Chandimal damage his neck and shoulder whereas fielding within the Galle Check. Pasindu Sooriyabandara, who made his debut as Chandimal’s concussion substitute, scored a first-ball duck.
