Unfit Rangana Herath ruled out of 3rd Test

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Aug 08, 2017, 04:54 PM

Rangana Herath ruled out of 3rd Test

Colombo, August 08: Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's third Test against India owing to back pain.

The left-arm spin wizard was injured in the opening Test at Galle while fielding but healed quickly to play in Colombo.

However, he once again complained of a stiff back in the second Test, which will keep him out of the action in Pallekele.



After bowling nearly 200 overs in the three Tests, the team management has decided to rest the stalwart so that he recovers on time for Sri Lanka’s long list of fixtures ahead.

Herath is now the fourth Sri Lankan cricketer to miss the series due to injury, after Asela Gunaratne, Suranga Lakmal and Nuwan Pradeep.