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IND Vs SL: Sri Lanka Shuffles Line-Up, Brings Vandersay for India Showdown

Before the second ODI match between India and Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan team has faced a major setback. Their star all-rounder has been ruled out of the entire series due to an injury.

Wanindu Hasaranga will sit out of the three-game ODI series between India and Sri Lanka with a hamstring injury. As was expected, the first ODI ended dramatically; so the teams levelled, and the second ODI was played at R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday. Hasaranga hurt his hamstring during his last ball. Jeffrey Vandersay replaces him. It is a major blow to Sri Lanka, who have already lost quite a few of their key bowlers in Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushmantha Chameera, and Nuwan Thushara.

“Wanindu Hasaranga will miss the rest of the ODI series due to a left hamstring injury,” said Sri Lanka Cricket in an official statement.

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“He felt pain in his left hamstring while bowling the last ball of his 10th over in the first ODI. An MRI confirmed the injury,” the statement said.

“Jeffrey Vandersay will replace Hasaranga in the squad,” it added.

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The 34-year-old Jeffrey Vandersay last played an ODI for Sri Lanka in January this year against Zimbabwe.

The third and final ODI will take place at the same venue on August 7.

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Wanindu Hasaranga gave India a tough time in the first ODI. He scored 24 runs off 35 balls while batting and took 3 wickets for 58 runs in 10 overs. Hasaranga got key Indian batsmen out: Virat Kohli for 24 runs, KL Rahul for 31 runs, and Kuldeep Yadav for 2 runs. Thanks to his effort, Sri Lanka was able to draw the first match with India.

In the series against India, Sri Lanka is dealing with injuries to its key players. Before the ODI series began, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesa Pathirana, and Dilshan Madushanka were already sidelined due to injuries. Now, things have gotten worse for Sri Lanka with Wanindu Hasaranga, who starred in the first match, also getting injured.

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