COLOMBO — All-rounder Danushka Gunathilaka will miss the three-match One-Day International series against the West Indies due to injury, the cricket board said Wednesday. The 28-year-old was excluded from the 15-member squad as a recurring back injury had worsened, a board official said. He is replaced by Shehan Jayasuriya. The first ODI is on Saturday in Colombo, while the second takes place in Hambantota on Feb. 26. The final will be held on March 1 in Kandy. After the ODI series the sides will play two Twenty20 matches. The Sri Lanka squad for the ODI series: Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera, Shehan Jayasuriya, Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Isuru Udana, Nuwan Pradeep and Lahiru Kumara Bavuma out of first Australia T20 international Batsman Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the first Twenty20 international against Australia at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday because of a hamstring strain. Bavuma opened the batting in three T20 internationals against England and scored 123 runs in three matches at a strike rate of 153.75. He was injured while fielding in the third match against England. He will stay with the South African squad in the hope that he will be fit for the second and third matches against Australia in Port Elizabeth on Sunday and Cape Town on Wednesday. — AFP
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