Kusal out of danger

Kusal Perera who was taken from the field in an ambulance after he crashed into an advertising board attempting to take a catch on the long-on boundary has not sustained any serious injury and is back with the team.

“He is cleared of any serious injury, but we will have to wait and see, how he will come up tomorrow morning, before making a decision on whether to bat him or not,” said Asanka Gurusinha, the Team Manager.

The incident occurred in the 29th over of the match when Kusal overbalanced and crashed into the advertising hoardings, landing awkwardly on his front while attempting to take a catch.

With 63 runs still to get and having lost five wickets, Kusal's service will be great nedd when the play resume to tomorrow as Sri Lanka look to square the three-match series 1 all.