Pathirana ruled out of World Cup

It has been confirmed that fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana has been ruled out of the ongoing Cricket World Cup and will return home.

Pathirana failed to pass a fitness test on his injured bowling arm and will be replaced by one of the three travelling reserves Dushmantha Chameera, Angelo Mathews or Dasun Shanaka.

Sri Lanka will take a decision on the replacement for Pathirana before forwarding the player’s name to the Event Technical Committee of the ICC for approval.

Meanwhile, Maheesh Theekshana who underwent a scan for a troublesome hamstring is to continue training with the Sri Lanka squad in preparation for their next match against England at Bengaluru on Thursday, while the report is still awaited.