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Sri Lanka’s Kasun Rajitha Out Of 2nd Bangladesh Test With Injury | Cricket News

Asitha Fernando has joined the squad as a replacement for Kasun Rajitha.© AFPIn-form pace bowler Kasun Rajitha is out of the second Test against Bangladesh because of a back injury, Sri Lanka Cricket said. The second and final Test begins in Chittagong on Saturday with tourists Sri Lanka leading 1-0 after their 328-run win in the opening match in Sylhet. Rajitha played a big part with eight wickets in two innings, including 5-56 in the second innings. Asitha Fernando has joined the squad as a replacement."Kasun Rajitha will not be available for the second Test match as the player has suffered an injury to his left upper back area," Sri Lanka Cricket said.Fernando claimed 10 wickets the last time he played a Test match in Bangladesh, in 2022.He last played a Test against Afghanistan in F...
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Sri Lanka Rip Through Top Order To Leave New Zealand In Trouble | Cricket News

Sri Lanka's bowlers ripped through the New Zealand top order, including snaring the key wicket of Kane Williamson, to leave the hosts in trouble at 162-5 after the second day of the first Test on Friday. After posting a competitive 355 on the green Hagley Oval wicket in Christchurch, Sri Lanka gave the New Zealand run chase a soft start before gaining momentum. A productive burst either side of the tea break from Asitha Fernando and Lahiru Kumara claimed Devon Conway, Williamson and Henry Nicholls as New Zealand slumped from 67 without loss to 76-3.A pin-point Fernando yorker then dismissed opener Tom Latham for 67 before Kasun Rajitha accounted for Tom Blundell for seven.Daryl Mitchell was on 40 at stumps with Michael Bracewell on nine, but New Zealand were still 193 in arrears.Sri Lan...
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T20 World Cup: Asitha Fernando Replaces Binura Fernando In Injury-Hit Sri Lanka Squad | Cricket News

Asitha Fernando in actionSri Lanka fast bowler Asitha Fernando on Thursday replaced injured Binura Fernando in their squad at the T20 World Cup, tournament organisers said. Binura, himself an injury replacement, bowled just five balls in his team's loss to hosts Australia on Tuesday before going off the field with a hamstring strain in Perth. Asitha, who has played three T20 matches for the national team, will travel from Sri Lanka and join the rest of the squad in Australia, the International Cricket Council said.Sri Lanka, who won the T20 Asia Cup last month, have two points in the Super 12 stage and will next play group toppers New Zealand in Sydney on Saturday.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)Topics mentioned in this article...
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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup: Sri Lanka Win Battle Of Nerves Against Bangladesh To Enter Super 4 | Cricket News

Tail-ender Asitha Fernando showed exceptional composure under pressure to hit two match-defining boundaries that took Sri Lanka to the Super 4 of the Asia Cup with a thrilling two-wicket victory over bitter rivals Bangladesh here on Thursday. Chasing a target of 184, Sri Lanka won with an anti-climax reserved for the final over when off-spinner Mahedi Hasan overstepped while bowling the third delivery. While Kusal Mendis (60 off 37 balls) and skipper Dasun Shanaka (45 off 33 balls) set up the victory, it wouldn't have been possible without Fernando's brilliant temperament.Debutant Fernando first hit the last ball of the 19th over by Ebadot Hossain (3/51 in 4 overs) for a boundary to bring the equation down to eight runs in one over.With Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan having already ...