The right-arm speedster Lahiru Kumara joins the likes of captain Dasun Shanaka and pacer Matheesha Pathirana on the sidelines as Sri Lanka lose a bulk of their pace attack to injuries ahead of the upcoming crucial game against Afghanistan in Pune on Monday.
"The Sri Lanka Cricket Selectors took this decision in order to ensure that the team has ready replacements in place to face contingencies, such as an injury to an existing squad member. Accordingly, Angelo Mathews and Dushmantha Chameera will join the team tomorrow," SLC statement said.
Wanindu Hasaranga is set to miss the group-stage matches while Dushmantha Chameera is likely to miss the entire tournament due to a shoulder injury that occurred in the LPL 2023.
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