Hobart: It’s been a horribly wretched World Cup campaign for Sri Lanka thus far. Yes, they are already in the quarter-finals, Bangladesh’s emotional victory against England at the Adelaide Oval formalising the 1996 champions’ presence in the quarter-finals, and they are playing pretty decent cricket, but the quarter-final slot has come at quite an expense.
Even considering that injuries are part and parcel of competitive sport, Sri Lanka have been dealt the unkindest of cuts. Injuries have spread through the camp like the plague, and Angelo Mathews would be hoping his side get through a few practice sessions and matches without one of his players either breaking a finger or doing his hammy.
While Kumar Sangakkara is busy blazing a path-breaking trail, several of the rest around him have toppled over like ninepins. The infection, it would appear, was triggered by Dhammika Prasad fracturing his left hand a week before the start of the tournament at a training stint.
He was then joined by Jeevan Mendis (hamstring) and Dimuth Karunaratne (fractured finger), while Rangana Herath is still recovering from splitting the webbing in his left hand during the match against England, an injury that necessitated stitches.
Bureau Report
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