Bangladesh Tri-Series 2017-18: Dhananjaya de Silva to replace injured Kusal Perera

Dhananjaya de Silva to replace injured Kusal Perera

Sri Lanka are facing injury woes one after the other. After Angelo Mathews being ruled out from the ongoing Bangladesh Tri-Nation series, Kusal Perera is also out of the tournament due to side strain. Just like Mathews, Perera’s availability for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh is not known yet, the decision for which will be taken on Tuesday morning, as reported on cricbuzz. For his replacement, Dhananjaya de Silva has been called in. Dhananjaya will be arriving to Dhaka on Tuesday.

Perera sustained the side strain when he compiled 49 while playing against Zimbabwe, which was Sri Lanka’s first win in the tournament. Dhananjaya, on the other hand, is coming to the limited-overs format after his 2017 Champions Trophy stint. He earned several accolades for notching up 119 against India in the third and final Test against India that ended in draw.

As for the tri-series, Sri Lanka are on a desperate hunt for another win to stay in the race against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. They will play Bangladesh on Thursday, which is four days before the final. It will be followed by two-match Test series with the first being held at Chittagong from January 31. Sri Lanka will also be playing two-match T20I series against Bangladesh.