The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 has approved Asitha Fernando as a replacement for Bonita Fernando in the Sri Lanka squad.
Asitha Fernando who has played three T20Is, was named as a replacement after Bonita Fernando was ruled out due to a left hamstring injury that was sustained in Tuesday’s match against Australia in Perth. He will travel out from Sri Lanka and join the rest of the squad in Australia.
?? SLC has decided to send 3 additional players to Australia to remain as backups in the event of any replacements.
— Sri Lanka Cricket ???? (@OfficialSLC) October 26, 2022
Niroshan Dickwella, Asitha Fernando, & Matheesa Pathirana will be sent along with Tim McCaskill, Head of the High Performance Center of the SLC.#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/mGWpZK4x8f
The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.
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