Star Sri Lankan Maheesh Theekshana injured, doubts over playing in Asia Cup final

Maheesh Theekshana injured: Team India may get an edge over Sri Lanka in the final of Asia Cup 2023. Sri Lanka’s star spinner Mahish Tikhina suffered a right hamstring strain on Thursday and is unlikely to play in Sunday’s final against India.

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Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets to reach Asia Cup final

Maheesh Theekshana suffered this injury during the match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super-4 match on Thursday, in which Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets in the match which lasted till the last over and made it to the Asia Cup final.

Maheesh Theekshana was injured while fielding

According to the official release of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board, “Mahish Tikhina got injured while fielding during the Sri Lanka-Pakistan match. The player will be scanned tomorrow to fully assess his condition.”

Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets in a thrilling Super-4 match on Thursday and confirmed its place in the final along with India. In the rain-affected match, Pakistan scored 252/7 in 42 overs per innings, in response to which Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets in a match that lasted till the last ball.

Doubt over Maheesh Theekshana playing in the Asia Cup final

Bowling with the new ball for Sri Lanka against Pakistan on Thursday. Maheesh gave 14 runs in his 5 overs.

He returned to bowl in the 28th over and sent Mohammad Nawaz back to the pavilion before rain could interfere.

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When he returned for another spell in the 35th over, he was seen limping and appeared to have strained his hamstring. In the 39th over, with the help of the support staff. Theekshana left the field and did not return, although there were still three overs left in his quota.

Maheesh Theekshana’s chances of playing in the Asia Cup final to be played against India on Sunday are very low. This is another bad news for Sri Lanka, which is already struggling with injuries to players.

Spinners have been playing a very important role in ODIs for Sri Lanka. For Sri Lanka in 2023, spinners have taken 31 wickets in 15 ODI matches at an average of 17.45.

If Theekshana remains fit, he will be an important part of the Sri Lankan team for the World Cup 2023. All teams have to submit their final squad for the ICC World Cup by 28 September.