The trio has been called up should the need arise for them to replace players in the main squad.
Niroshan Dickwella has been called into Sri Lanka's squad as standby
Sri Lanka have added quick bowlers Asitha Fernando and Matheesha Pathirana and wicketkeeper-hitter Niroshan Dickwella as back-up players to their T20 World Cup crew in Australia following a progression of wounds to their players.
The triplet has been called up should the need emerge for them to supplant players in their principal crew. Tim McCaskill, head of Sri Lanka Cricket's superior exhibition place, will likewise go to Australia with the players.
The choice comes a day after left-arm seamer Binura Fernando, who himself came into the crew as a trade for Dilshan Madushanka, experienced a hamstring injury during Sri Lanka's misfortune against Australia. He could bowl five conveyances in the match prior to pulling up.
Binura is the very most recent Sri Lanka pacer to experience a physical issue paving the way to and during the T20 World Cup. They had lost passed on arm speedy Madushanka to a quad injury before the competition. Their speed lead Dushmantha Chameera was then managed out of the opposition subsequent to experiencing a grade-two tear in the calf of his left foot during the gathering stage match against UAE on October 18.
Seamer Pramod Madushan likewise experienced a physical issue and hasn't played since the match against UAE despite the fact that he hasn't been authoritatively precluded at this point.
In the batting division, they experienced a blow as a hamstring injury to Danushka Gunathilaka during the gathering stage. Powder-colored Bandara was called up as Gunathilaka's substitution, and he needed to step in and play in Sri Lanka's most memorable Very 12 match against Ireland instead of Pathum Nissanka, who was refreshed because of crotch injury.
Sri Lanka have up until this point beaten Ireland and lost to Australia in the Very 12 phase. Their next match is against New Zealand on Saturday at the SCG.
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