Wanindu Hasaranga out of T20I series against India due to Covid-19
Ruled out of the T20I series against India after being infected with COVID-19, Sri Lanka’s star leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga’s isolation in Melbourne has been extended as he returned another positive result for the virus.
Sri Lanka and India will play in a three-match T20 series beginning with the opener in Lucknow on Thursday.
Wanindu Hasaranga who was tested positive for Covid-19 earlier again tested positive in the latest PCR & will miss the 3 match T20 series against India starting tomorrow-
— Roshan Abeysinghe (@RoshanCricket) February 23, 2022
“Wanindu Hasaranga, who was in isolation after contracting COVID-19, has once again returned a positive result when a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) was conducted on the player yesterday (22nd February),” a release from Sri Lanka Cricket said.
An RTPCR test too confirmed the result. Hasaranga was first found to be positive during a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on February 15 when the Sri Lankan team was playing in a five-match T20 series in Australia.
The player was transferred to Melbourne from Canberra and will remain in isolation until he returns a negative PCR test report.