World Cup 2023: Spinner Mahesh Theekshana will soon join Sri Lanka team

Colombo (IANS). The Sri Lankan board said on Tuesday that spinner Mahesh Theekshana will join the World Cup squad on Wednesday. He suffered a hamstring injury during the Asia Cup.

Theekshana did not travel with the Sri Lankan team when the team left for India on 26 September.

The 23-year-old off-spinner suffered an injury in the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Pakistan and was subsequently ruled out of the final against India.

Issuing an update on captain Dasun Shanaka, who will not take part in Tuesday’s warm-up match against Afghanistan, the country’s cricket board said, “The captain is recovering from a strain in his left elbow after the warm-up match against Bangladesh.” “

Sri Lanka will begin its World Cup campaign against South Africa on October 7 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.