The 2022 T20 World Cup kicked off with a shocker as Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka suffered a debilitating 55-run loss to underdogs Namibia in the morning fixture of the T20 World Cup Group A in Geelong on Sunday, October 16. Chasing a target of 164, the Sri Lankans were put under pressure by the Namibian bowlers from the get-go as they found it tough to score crucial runs in the middle overs.
Apart from suffering an embarrassing loss, Sri Lanka were also dealt a major blow as their star pacer Dilshan Madushanka was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Binura Fernando on Sunday replaced injured pacer Madushanka in the Sri Lankan squad for the T20 World Cup.
"The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 has approved Binura Fernando as a replacement for left arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka in the Sri Lanka squad," said the ICC in a statement.
Fernando, who has played nine T20Is, was named as a replacement after Madushanka was ruled out due to a torn quad muscle.
Fernando will travel out from Sri Lanka and join the rest of the squad in Australia.
"The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad," the statement added.
(With PTI inputs)
