Jayawardene ruled out of Bangladesh tests

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has been ruled out of next month’s two-test home series against Bangladesh after dislocating the middle finger of his left hand in a domestic match on Sunday.

Jayawardene picked up the injury while fielding in the slips during the Singhalese Sports Club’s Premier league match against Nondescript’s Cricket Club.

Mahela  Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene

“Initial scans showed that it was only a dislocation but the scans were sent to Australia for further opinion,” Sri Lanka team manager Michael de Zoysa said.

“The opinion from Australia is that Mahela will have to undergo surgery and have a wire inserted to keep the dislocated bone in place.

“He will be out for between four-to-six weeks which means he is certainly ruled out of the Bangladesh test series.”

Thilan Samaraweera would replace Jayawardene for the two tests against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.