Dushmantha Chameera to miss World Cup: Sri Lanka’s fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera will not play in the remaining T20 World Cup matches. Another calf injury has brought down the pacer. Chameera also missed the 2022 Asia Cup due to a calf injury, but he was eventually cleared to join the team for the World Cup.
The 30-year-old took the first three wickets to fall in the innings, contributing significantly to Sri Lanka’s crushing 79-run victory against the UAE in Geelong, finishing with figures of 3 for 15. He was seen shaking his head as he staggered off the pitch, having suffered the injury in the final over of his term.
Weather Role in Injuries
Sri Lanka’s middle order enters the last match of the qualification stage substantially short of runs after also having a dismal batting performance against Namibia. Given that temperatures in Geelong have routinely dropped into the low teens over the previous two weeks, coach Chris Silverwood speculates that this may have something to do with the weather.
Silverwood talked about problems with adapting to the weather. He said, “The temperatures we’re experiencing, the boys are not used to. It’s certainly not Colombo. Even I’m cold, a little bit. You can’t help it. The preparation and facilities we were given having arrived early, were superb. The boys have prepped the best we possibly can. We had a good camp in Kandy before we got on an airplane and came here. We’ve made the best of what we’ve had really.”
What’s Wrong With Form?
Talking about the form Silverwood said, “I think we adjusted pretty well today. In the first game we didn’t read the conditions particularly well, and we certainly didn’t grasp them. We’re not hiding from that. That’s something that we spoke about in the debrief quite honestly.
“They’ve faced facts and and come out today, and applied themselves much better. The track was a little bit slow. We saw that if the bowlers bang it in hard, it’s very difficult to get them away. So we have to be patient, we have to build innings, and for the majority of today we did that.”
What is next for Srilanka?
Against the Netherlands, Sri Lanka will need to perform at its highest level. The Netherlands is coming off of two straight victories and appears to be in excellent shape. On the other side, the Netherlands would be aware that Sri Lanka has the advantage over them since in the qualifying rounds from the previous year, Sri Lanka handily trounced the Netherlands.
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