Injured De Silva to miss rest of South Africa series
"The player has sustained a grade two tear on his thigh," a board statement said on Sunday.
Dhananjaya de Silva of Sri Lanka receives treatment on the field after injuring his thigh on day one of the first Test against South Africa on Saturday. De Silva will play no further part in the series. Picture: Getty Images
Sri Lanka batsman Dhananjaya de Silva, who scored 79 on the first day of the first Test against South Africa in Centurion on Saturday, is likely to miss the rest of the two-match series through injury.
Sri Lanka Cricket said Sunday that De Silva will need about two weeks to recover from the thigh injury which would rule him out of the second and final Test starting January 3 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
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De Silva led a Sri Lanka revival before being forced off the field at SuperSport Park on Saturday.
At stumps on the first day, Sri Lanka had scored 340-6, having recovered from 54-3 at one stage, with former skipper Dinesh Chandimal hitting a top score of 85.
A board statement said De Silva suffered a “thigh strain” while batting and “will not be able to play for about two weeks”.
“The player has sustained a grade two tear on his thigh.”
The injury happened when the batsman set off for a quick single.
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