Hasaranga out due to hamstring injury

Wanindu Hasaranga suffered a hamstring injury during the match against Ireland. After this, MRI scan of his left hamstring was done on Tuesday. It has been revealed that his hamstring has been torn. According to the report of ESPNcricinfo, rehab will take time and due to this Hasaranga has been ruled out of T20 World Cup 2026.

Dushan Hemantha will be replacement

Dushan Hemantha will get a place in the Sri Lankan team in place of Wanindu Hasaranga. The 31-year-old leg spinner has played 3 T20 International matches so far. In this he has four wickets to his name. He has taken two wickets in 5 ODIs. Sri Lankan team is in Group B of the tournament. Its second match is to be against Oman on 12 February. The team had won this tournament in 2014 but since then it has not been able to make it even to the semi-finals.

Hasranga’s strong record in T20

28 year old Wanindu Hasaranga’s record in T20 International cricket is quite strong. He has taken 154 wickets in his career of 95 matches. Along with this, he also has 807 runs in his name. His best performance is 4 wickets for 9 runs. Hasaranga is the second most successful bowler in T20 World Cup history. He has 40 wickets in his name in this tournament. It was during the match against Ireland that he overtook Shahid Afridi. The highest record of 50 wickets is in the name of Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh.