Sri Lanka Opener Dimuth Karunaratne Ruled Out of World Cup Due to Injury
Dimuth Karunaratne sustained a fracture on his finger. This means he will be unable to participate further in the World Cup.
Sri Lanka batsman Dimuth Karunaratne was on Thursday ruled out of the remainder of the cricket World Cup. He suffering an injury to his little finger during the team's practice session ahead of Sunday's crucial tie against Australia.(World Cup: Full Coverage)
An X-ray on the injured finger revealed a fracture, which has put an end to the left handed opener's hopes of featuring in the tournament any further.(Prasanna Comes as Cover for Herath)
Karunaratne will be be returning home. Seekkuge Prasanna is set to replace him, who is already in Australia as cover for the injured Rangana Herath.
The left-arm spinner Herath, if unable to continue, would be replaced by the opening batsman Kusal Janith Perera, Sri Lanka Cricket announced.
Perera, an explosive opening batsman, was dropped from the World Cup squad owing to his poor form.
Karunaratne, who fared well in the Test series against New Zealand leading to the World Cup, was dropped down the order leaving the regular opener Tillakaratne Dilshan to open with Lahiru Thirimanne.