Tharanga suspended for 2 matches
25 Aug 2017 4:30 PM GMT
Pallekele: Sri Lankan skipper Upul Tharanga has been banned for two ODIs for slow over rate in the rain- affected second one-dayer against India.
Sri Lanka were three overs behind the over rate even as the match was reduced to 47 overs for the Indian chase.
India won the match by three wickets with 2.4 overs to spare and took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
This is Tharanga's second ban in recent times after he suffered a similar two-match ban for slow over-rate in the Champions Trophy when he had led the side against South Africa in the absence of then-skipper Angelo Mathews.
Sri Lanka have made two changes to their squad, bringing in Test skipper Dinesh Chandimal, who was initially left out of the ODI squad, and batsman Lahiru Thirimanne for atleast the next two matches.
Thirimanne, who was also included in the Test squad but didn't play, has been brought into the side because opener Danushka Gunathilaka injured his shoulder whilst fielding yesterday. Gunathilaka is expected to miss the next two One Day Internationals minimum.
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