Before Super-8, Sri Lanka got a 440 volt shock, this star player was out of T20 World Cup due to hamstring injury.

T20 World Cup 2026, Matheesha Pathirana: The excitement of T20 World Cup 2026 is going over the heads of the spectators. On one hand, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka have ousted the Kangaroos from the World Cup by defeating Australia, while on the other hand, Super-8 matches are going to start soon.

The Super-8 of T20 World Cup 2026 is going to start from 21st February. Before the start of Super-8 round, Sri Lanka got a big shock of 440 volts. The team’s star bowler Matheesha Pathirana may be out of the remaining T20 World Cup.

Matheesha Pathirana got hurt

Sri Lankan fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana has been injured during the T20 World Cup group stage match against Australia. He got injured while bowling the very first over. However, with the help of Pathum Nissanka’s century, Sri Lanka defeated Australia by eight wickets with 12 balls remaining.

Sri Lanka made place in Super-8

With this victory, the Sri Lankan cricket team had qualified for the Super-8 stage of the T20 World Cup. In the match played between Australia and Sri Lanka, when Mathisha Pathirana came to bowl in the third over, he stopped at one point and was seen in a lot of pain.

He was holding his left leg. Pathirana limped off the field without completing his first over. He had given only three runs in his four balls, after which captain Dasun Shanaka completed his over and bowled two balls, one of which was hit by Head for a four. Pathirana was probably out of the match due to a hamstring injury. However, no official confirmation has come yet from the Sri Lankan Cricket Board.

Who will be the replacement of Matheesha Pathirana?

According to local media reports, the Lankan team is waiting for Pathirana’s scan report. It is feared that he will remain out of the field for at least three weeks. The report says that Binura Fernando or Dilshan Madhushanka can be included in the team in his place.