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Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal ruled out of remainder of India series with injury

Dinesh Chandimal sustained a thumb fracture when he was caught on the hand by a Hardik Pandya bouncer in Sunday’s 3rd ODI clash against India

Updated on: Aug 28, 2017, 09:14:38 IST
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Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the remaining two matches in the one-day international series against India after fracturing his thumb in game three. (IND vs SL 3rd ODI highlights)

Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal won’t be available for the remaining two ODIs and one-off T20I against India. (REUTERS)
Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal won’t be available for the remaining two ODIs and one-off T20I against India. (REUTERS)

Chandimal sustained the injury when he was caught on the hand by a Hardik Pandya bouncer in Sunday’s match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, which India won by six wickets to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.

“SLC confirms that test captain Dinesh Chandimal will be out of action for the rest of the series after sustaining a hairline fracture to his right thumb,” Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.

“We will have a better idea of timeline of his recovery after consulting a specialist in Colombo tomorrow.”

The teams move to Colombo for the fourth one-dayer on Thursday with the fifth to follow in the capital on Sunday. They will also face off in a Twenty20 international on Sept 6.