Sri Lanka Lose Lakmal To Ankle InjurySuranga Lakmal has become the latest Sri Lankan to succumb to injury ahead of the tour to South AfricaAn ankle injury has ruled Sri Lankan pace bowler Suranga Lakmal out of the Test series in South Africa in another blow to the injury-ravaged tourists.
He joins Dammika Prasad, Nuwan Kulasekara, Shaminda Eranga and Prasanna Jayawardene on an injury list that is hampering Sri Lanka as they search for a first Test win since the retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan.
After adding experienced batsman Thilan Samaraweera to the squad as cover for Mahela Jayawardene, the selectors have decided against naming a replacement player for Lakmal, meaning the touring party drops back to 16 players.
Chanaka Welagedara, Dilhara Fernando and Nuwan Pradeep are the three remaining specialist fast bowlers in the squad while all-rounder Tissera Perera also travels.
Lakmal has played ten Tests since making his debut against the West Indies in 2010, taking 18 wickets at 54.66 while he also featured in 12 One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals.
Sri Lanka play three Tests and five ODIs in South Africa.
Sri Lanka Test squad: Tillakaratne Dilshan (captain), Angelo Mathews (vice-captain), Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Chanaka Welagedara, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Tissera Perera, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath
Tour Schedule
15th-19th December: 1st Test, Centurion Park26th-30th December: 2nd Test, Durban3rd-7th January: 3rd Test, Cape Town14th January: 2nd ODI, East London17th January: 3rd ODI, Bloemfontein20th January: 4th ODI, Kimberley22nd January: 5th ODI, Johannesburg
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