Kusal Mendis avoids serious injury
A sweep shot from Jake Doran hit Mendis straight during the second session of the day-night encounter, and he had to leave the field for treatment
Sri Lanka had a major injury scare ahead of their two-test series in Australia when Kusal Mendis copped a blow on the right hand during the tour match against Cricket Australia XI but scans have revealed nothing serious.
A sweep shot from Jake Doran hit Mendis straight during the second session of the day-night encounter, and he had to leave the field for treatment.
However, after an X-ray, it was confirmed that there were no fractures.
“We took him for an X-ray in the morning and it showed that he was fine,” Sri Lanka Team Manager Jeryl Woutersz said yesterday.
Mendis has been in prime form for Sri Lanka, accumulating 1,023 Test runs in 2018 at 46.50, which included scores of 141 and 67 in New Zealand. The news will come as big relief for the management.
The first of two Tests, a day-night affair, begins in Brisbane on January 24, followed by the second Test in Canberra from February 1. (ICC)