Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana has been dominated out of the Asia Cup 2023 Last towards India owing to a hamstring tear. SLC has been changed with off-spinner Sahan Arachchige.

Maheesh Theekshana dominated out of Asia Cup 2023 Last vs India

Maheesh Theekshana sustained the harm whereas fielding towards Pakistan in a Tremendous 4 fixture on Thursday the place the staff gained by 2 wickets(DLS methodology).

His alternative Sahan Arachchige made his ODI debut vs West Indies within the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifiers.

“The 23-year-old right-arm off-spinner has a hamstring harm and is uncertain for the ultimate,” Prof. Arjuna de Silva, the chairman of the medical panel of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), confirmed.

“The staff administration would have taken the danger of enjoying him on Sunday however the World Cup is not far away and it’s advisable to relaxation him. We would like him to be match earlier than the World Cup,” he mentioned.

Explaining the doable causes for his harm, the Professor defined, “He has been enjoying steady cricket. He was a part of the IPL (Indian Premier League), then the LPL (Lanka Premier League), and earlier than that, he performed dwelling matches towards Afghanistan and qualifying matches in Zimbabwe additionally. He was a part of the T20I squad on the New Zealand tour (in April this yr)”. 

Sri Lanka has already been scuffling with accidents to key gamers, with pacer Dushmantha Chameera and leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga lacking out on the Asia Cup.

In keeping with Prof. Arjuna de Silva, the injured gamers who should not a part of the continuing Asia Cup, are coming into form. “They’ve began their coaching,” he mentioned.

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Theekshana can be Sri Lanka’s highest ODI wicket-taker in 2023 with 31 scalps in 15 matches at a median of 17.45. He’ll now have a race towards time to get match for the ODI World Cup, together with his aspect enjoying its first recreation on October 7 towards South Africa.