Kanishka Alvitigala and Dhammika Prasad join depleted Sri Lanka squad in South Africa - Cricket News Update
Sri Lanka has called up seam bowler Dhammika Prasad and uncapped pacer Kanishka Alvitigala as replacements for the injured players in the ongoing tour of South Africa.
Following fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep’s hamstring injury during the warm-up game in Benoni, the tourists had requested for replacements. The Sri Lankan Cricket selectors agreed to send the pacers’ duo of Alvitigala and Prasad to the rainbow nation to join
Sri Lanka’s struggling Test side.
The SLC, in a statement, confirmed that Kanishka Alvitigala and Dhammika Prasad have both flown out to South Africa and will be available for selection in the second Test of the three-match series starting in Durban next Monday, December 26, 2011.
"Dhammika Prasad and Kanishka Alvitigala will be available for selection for the 2nd Test at Durban on 26th of December and for the final Test at Cape Town scheduled for 3rd January 2012," said the Sri Lanka Cricket in a statement on Monday.
Sri Lanka cricket team has been sweating over injuries even before leaving for the South Africa tour as experienced pace bowlers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ranaweera-Mudiyanselage-Shaminda-Eranga-c83939 were all ruled out before departure.
Nuwan Pradeep joined the list of injured players soon after reaching the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 Invitation XI, played at Willowmoore Park, Benoni,
from December 9 to 11.
Experienced top-order batsman and former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 had also sustained a thumb injury during the same tour match; however it was not a serious one as the prolific batsman recovered in time for the series opener at Centurion which
the tourists lost by an innings and 81 runs.
The 28-year-old injury prone Prasad debuted in the Test format of the game in 2008 and has so far played eight Test matches for Sri Lanka picking up 16 wickets.
Alvitigala, the 25-year-old pace bowler, has 51 first-class Test wickets in his name from 25 matches including a career-best of 5 for 34.
South Africa presently lead the three-match series 1-0. Both the outfits are scheduled to play a five-match One Day International series after three Tests.
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