Sri Lanka's Chandimal ruled out of India series

Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the remaining two matches in the one-day international series against India after fracturing his thumb in game three. Chandimal sustained the injury when he was caught on the hand by a Hardik Pandya bouncer in Sunday's match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, which India won by six wickets to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.

Sri Lanka’s worries deepen as senior batsman Dinesh Chandimal is ruled out of rest of ODI series - https://t.co/KrWdWGi4zU pic.twitter.com/xKn4eTsYnf

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"SLC confirms that test captain Dinesh Chandimal will be out of action for the rest of the series after sustaining a hairline fracture to his right thumb," Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement. "We will have a better idea of timeline of his recovery after consulting a specialist in Colombo tomorrow." The teams move to Colombo for the fourth one-dayer on Thursday with the fifth to follow in the capital on Sunday. They will also face off in a Twenty20 international on Sept 6.

ICYMI, Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the remainder of the #SLvIND serieshttps://t.co/fwa9VVHpxg— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) August 28, 2017