Injured Theekshana out of Asia Cup final, will be fit for World Cup

Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana has been ruled out of the final of the men's Asia Cup against India because of a hamstring injury, but he will "definitely be ready" for the World Cup starting next month. Theekshana injured himself in Sri Lanka's last-ball win against Pakistan.

While commander Dasun Shanaka said Theekshana had a grade three injury, the seat of SLC's clinical board of trustees said the bowler didn't have a major tear and might have even been gambled for the last on Sunday had a World Cup not been around the bend. The Sri Lanka selectors have, in the mean time, added Sahan Arachchige into the crew instead of Theekshana, who will get back to the superior presentation place to begin recovery work.

"The X-ray check is showing a tear - not a major tear," Teacher Arjuna de Silva, seat of SLC clinical council said. "However, clinically Theekshana is OK. He's moving near and not feeling a lot of aggravation. He'll be prepared for the World Cup. In reality on the off chance that we didn't have a World Cup coming up, we would have some way or another attempted to prepare him for the upcoming match. In any case, we would rather not face that challenge. "

Theekshana had harmed his right hamstring while at the same time sliding close to the limit against Pakistan on Thursday and was tended to by the physio. He actually kept on bowling three additional overs, stumbling to his bowling mark and apparently hauled his right leg to the bowling wrinkle as he ran in.

He doled out a couple of half-trackers yet was unfortunate when a lbw claim against Iftikhar Ahmed was not given. While he was getting his right hamstring went to past the rope from there on, he pummeled the turf as the big screen returned three reds in the replays with ball-tracker after Sri Lanka ruled against the survey. He got back to bowl two additional overs prior to being offed the field.

Sri Lanka could hope to bring legspinner Dushan Hemantha into the XI instead of Theekshana for the last. Hemantha has up until this point played just two ODIs but at the same time is a good choice with the bat with three top notch hundreds of years and one Rundown A hundred.

With 31 wickets in ODIs, Theekshana is Sri Lanka's best bowler in 2023. He is level with India's Kuldeep Yadav and Nepal's Karan KC and just Sandeep Lamichhane has more. With Wanindu Hasaranga currently out of the Asia Cup with injury, Theekshana was key for Sri Lanka, particularly since he additionally bowls with the new ball.

Theekshana is currently the most recent in a long queue of harmed players for Sri Lanka, with quick bowlers Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara and Dilshan Madushanka all missing the Asia Cup notwithstanding Hasaranga.