The Sri Lankan board said on Tuesday that spinner Mahesh Theekshana will join the World Cup squad on Wednesday. He suffered a hamstring injury during the Asia Cup. Theekshana did not travel with the Sri Lankan team when the team left for India on 26 September.
The 23-year-old off-spinner suffered an injury in the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Pakistan and was subsequently ruled out of the final against India.
Issuing an update on captain Dasun Shanaka, who will not take part in Tuesday's warm-up match against Afghanistan, the country's cricket board said, "The captain is recovering from a strain in his left elbow after the warm-up match against Bangladesh." "
Sri Lanka will begin its World Cup campaign against South Africa on October 7 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
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