Sri Lanka pacer Dilshan Madhushanka ruled out of the T20 WC

The eighth edition of the T20 World Cup got underway on October 16 in Australia. Sri Lanka are facing Namibia in the opening game of the tournament. However, the day didn’t start on a good note for the team from island nation. Their pace bowler Dilshan Madhushanka has got ruled out of the mega event due to a quadriceps injury which he sustained while training ahead of the tournament.

Madhushanka was seen hobbling away from practice on Saturday (October 15) and was sent to get an MRI scan that confirmed an injury. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is expected to announce a replacement for him shortly. An injury to Madhushanka is a huge blow for Sri Lanka as the pacer had performed extremely well in the Asia Cup that they won.