ZCZC
BSP-09
SRI-RSA-CRICKET-DESILVA
Injured de Silva to miss rest of South Africa series
COLOMBO, Dec 27, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Sri Lanka batsman Dhananjaya de Silva,
who scored 79 on the first day of the first Test against South Africa, is
likely to miss the rest of the two-match series through injury.
Sri Lanka Cricket said Sunday that de Silva will need about two weeks to
recover from the thigh injury which would rule him out of the second and
final Test starting January 3 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
De Silva led a Sri Lanka revival before being forced off the field at the
Centurion on Sunday.
At stumps on the first day, Sri Lanka had scored 340-6, having recovered
from 54-3 at one stage, with skipper Dinesh Chandimal hitting a top score of
85.
A board statement said de Silva suffered a “thigh strain” while batting
and “will not be able to play for about two weeks”.
“The player has sustained a grade two tear on his thigh.”
BSS/AFP/MSY/1256 hrs