Mirpur, January 06: Instead of celebrating the team’s second successive win in the ongoing tri-series, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara looked a sombre man today as he announced that Chamara Silva and Muthumudalige Pushpakumara would miss the remainder of the tournament because of injuries.
Silva suffered a fracture finger while off-spinner Pushpakumara injured his shoulder in their tournament opener against Bangladesh and both did not play in their second match against India which Sri Lanka won by five-wickets.
“As of now Chamara Silva and Pushpakumara will no longer play a part in this tournament,” Sangakkara told reporters at the post-match press conference.
The Lankan captain, however, was hopeful that in-form opener Tillakaratne Dilshan, who skipped today’s match against India due to a groin injury, would play later in the tournament.
“Dilshan is not going back home and he will be given treatment here.
—PTI