Karunaratne replaces injured Sri Lanka captain Shanaka at Cricket World Cup
Sri Lanka's Dasun Shanaka plays a shot during the ICC Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Credit: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
LUCKNOW, India — Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka is out of the Cricket World Cup because of a thigh injury and has been replaced in the squad by Chamika Karunaratne.
Shanaka sustained the injury during Sri Lanka's six-wicket loss against Pakistan on Tuesday.
The ICC said Saturday that Shanaka’s injury “needs three weeks to recover” and that the technical committee approved Karunaratne, also an all-rounder, as his replacement.
In the absence of Shanaka, vice captain Kusal Mendis will lead the side. He led Sri Lanka in one of the two warm-up games when Shanaka was rested.
Karunaratne, who has played 23 ODI games, is already with the Sri Lanka squad in India as a traveling reserve and will be available for selection in Sri Lanka’s next game against Australia on Monday.
Sri Lanka also lost its opener against South Africa by 102 runs.
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