Dynamite News Injured Angelo Mathews likely to miss Australia tour
Sri Lanka's batting all-rounder Angelo Mathews is likely to miss their upcoming two-match Test series against Australia owing to left hamstring injury.
London: Sri Lanka's batting all-rounder Angelo Mathews is likely to miss their upcoming two-match Test series against Australia owing to left hamstring injury.
The 31-year-old, who has already been ruled out of Sri Lanka's limited-overs leg of New Zealand tour, sustained the injury during their recently-concluded second Test against New Zealand.
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Confirming the development, Sri Lanka skipper Dinesh Chandimal train and would be out of action for four weeks.
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"Angelo had a scan last night, and it's a grade two hamstring strain. The physio said he's out for four weeks," Chandimal said.
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