Sri Lanka suffers blow as Dushmantha Chameera ruled out of Asia Cup due to injury

Colombo: Sri Lanka suffered injury blow as right-arm fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out with a leg injury ahead of the Asia Cup, starting August 27 in the UAE.

Sri Lanka will begin the campaign on August 27 against Afghanistan in Dubai.

Chameera had sustained an injury on his left leg during the team practice. He has been replaced by Nuwan Thushara in the 20-man squad, Sri Lanka Cricket said on Monday.

On Saturday, Chameera was named in Sri Lanka's 18-man squad for the Asia Cup despite not completing a full recovery from an ankle injury.

Sri Lanka squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Dinesh Chandimal (UNI)