In-structure pace bowler Kasun Rajitha is out of the second Test against Bangladesh due to a back physical issue, Sri Lanka Cricket said. The second and last Test starts in Chittagong on Saturday with sightseers Sri Lanka driving 1-0 after their 328-run win in the initial match in Sylhet.
Rajitha had a major impact with eight wickets in two innings, incorporating 5-56 in the subsequent innings. Asitha Fernando has joined the crew as a substitution. "Kasun Rajitha won't be accessible for the subsequent Test match as the player has experienced a physical issue on his left side upper back region," Sri Lanka Cricket said.
Fernando guaranteed 10 wickets the last time he played a Test match in Bangladesh, in 2022. He last played a Test against Afghanistan in February. He was at first managed out of the Bangladesh series with a hamstring injury however recuperated adequately to be drafted once more into the crew for the subsequent Test. Sri Lanka have never lost a Test series to Bangladesh.