Sri Lanka’s cricket team
Asian Championship 2023: The final match of the 2023 Asia Cup will be played between India and Sri Lanka on September 17. Both teams performed very well in this tournament. Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan team has suffered a major setback. Just a day before the final, a star player from his team cannot play in the final against India due to injury. This player is none other than Mahish Tikshna. Mahish Tikshina has been ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup match against India due to a grade II hamstring injury. Off-spinner Sahan Arachige was substituted in his place for the final.
This is how the injury happened
The match was played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Super 4 round of the Asia Cup on Thursday. In that match, Tikshana injured her hamstring while trying to save a foursome. He tried to jump on the fifth ball of the 34th over and was in extreme pain. The star mystery spinner received immediate medical attention and, despite reeling from discomfort, returned to the field to complete his quota of overs. Sri Lanka Cricket has informed about the unavailability of Theekshana on its social media.
The board provided information
The Sri Lanka board said on social media that “Mahish Tikhina, who sustained a right hamstring strain during the match against Pakistan, will not be available for the final. A scan was performed and a muscle injury was confirmed. Sri Lanka.” The cricket selectors have brought Sahan Arachige into the squad in place of Tikshna. Tikshna will return to the High Performance Center to begin his recovery.
Performance in the Asian Cup
Tikshana played all five matches for Sri Lanka in the tournament before being eliminated in the final, taking eight wickets for her team at an average of 29.12. He recorded a good economy rate of 5.15 and was useful to captain Dasun Shanaka due to his ability to bowl the new ball in the powerplay overs. His best bowling performance of the current season came against Bangladesh on September 9 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Theekshana’s injury is a big blow for the defending champions as they will now rely heavily on left-arm orthodox spinner Dunith Velazquez, who has been in great form of late.
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