Tall left-arm pace bowler Binura Fernando has been approved as replacement for Dilshan Madushanka, who was ruled out of the Sri Lanka squad for the ICC T20 World Cup due to a torn quad muscle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Madushanka, also a left-arm seamer, was ruled out after sustaining the injury during practice on the eve of Sri Lanka's First Round Group A T20 World Cup match against Namibia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Madushanka, who limped off the ground on Saturday, was taken for an MRI scan, which revealed the extent of the injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Madushanka had made his international debut in the recent Asia Cup in the UAE, and taken six wickets while maintaining an economy rate of 7.75 in the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday that the Event Technical Committee of the T20 World Cup had approved Binura Fernando as a replacement for left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka in the Sri Lanka squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"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," said an ICC statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n