Asia Cup 2023 / Big blow to Sri Lanka before the final, this player will not play due to injury

Asia Cup 2023: The final match of Asia Cup 2023 is to be played between India and Sri Lanka on 17 September. Both the teams have performed very well in this tournament. Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan team has suffered a big setback. Just a day before the final match, a star player of his team will not be able to play against India in the final match due to injury. This player is none other than Mahish Tikshna. Mahish Tikshina has been ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup clash against India with a grade two hamstring injury. Off-spinner Sahan Arachige has been replaced in his place for the final.

This is how the injury happened

The match was played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Super 4 round of Asia Cup on Thursday. In this match, Tikshana injured her hamstring while trying to save a four. He attempted diving on the fifth ball of the 34th over and was seen in extreme pain. The star mystery spinner was given immediate medical attention and despite staggering in discomfort, he returned to the field to complete his quota of overs. Sri Lanka Cricket has informed about Theekshana's unavailability on its social media.

The board gave information

Posting on social media, the Sri Lankan board said that "Mahish Tikhina, who strained his right hamstring during the match against Pakistan, will not be available for the final. A scan was carried out and a muscle injury was confirmed. Sri Lanka "The cricket selectors have brought Sahan Arachige into the squad in place of Tikshna. Tikshna will return to the High Performance Center to begin his recovery."

Performance in Asia Cup

Tikshana played all five games for Sri Lanka in the tournament before being eliminated from the final and took eight wickets for her team at an average of 29.12. He recorded a good economy rate of 5.15 and was useful to captain Dasun Shanaka due to his ability to bowl the new ball in the powerplay overs. His best bowling performance in the current season came against Bangladesh at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on 9 September. Theekshana's injury is a big blow for the defending champions as they will now be heavily dependent on left-arm orthodox spinner Dunith Velazquez, who has been in great form recently.