da bet nacional： Sri Lanka will call up fast bowler Sujeewa de Silva as cover for theinjured Chanaka Welegedera
Jenny Thompson in Adelaide29-Oct-2007
Sujeewa de Silva will be rushing from Zimbabwe to join the team © AFP
Sri Lanka will call up fast bowler Sujeewa de Silva as cover for theinjured Chanaka Welegedera.Welegedera tore his right quadricep muscle on the second day of the firstwarm-up match against the Australia Chairman’s XI in Adelaide and is expected tomiss the second and final warm-up match which begins in Queensland onFriday. de Silva, who played in the last Test series against Bangladesh in July, is currently in Zimbabwe with the A side.Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka’s captain, said: “We are trying to flyout another quickie. If he [de Silva] arrives in time he will probablyplay in that [the warm-up game]. He’s been playing some good cricket.”Sri Lanka have another injury concern in Kumar Sangakkara. Scansrevealed he tore his left hamstring in the first innings and is expected to miss the second warm-up. The extent of the damage is not yet known, as the report is still awaited. “If it just a grade one then he should be okay in a few days’ time,” said Jayawardene. “If it’s worsethan that we just need to make sure until he’s totally ready forcompetitive cricket.”He’s walking okay. He went to the gym and did a bit of cycling andrehab stuff on his leg but it’s just that he cannot do things in thenormal circumstances. The scans were done today we are waiting for thereports to come in and then we will assess the situation tomorrow.”Prasanna Jayawardene will come in to deputise for Sangakkara with thegloves. Jayawardene kept well in Sangakkara’s absence in Adelaide,with a few tidy catches, but did not bat.