MELBOURNE: Ruled out of the T20I series against India after being infected with COVID-19, Sri Lanka’s star leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga‘s isolation here 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 here on Thursday.
“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.
The leg-spinner was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 10.75 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru last week.
The 24-year-old made an impression, especially with the ball, when India went to Sri Lanka for a limited-overs series last July, with a three-for in the second ODI and seven wickets — including a 4 for 9 — to top the bowling charts in the three T20Is.
At the end of that series, Hasaranga was placed second among T20I bowlers in the ICC rankings.
Sri Lanka and India will play in a three-match T20 series beginning with the opener here on Thursday.
“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.
The leg-spinner was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 10.75 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru last week.
The 24-year-old made an impression, especially with the ball, when India went to Sri Lanka for a limited-overs series last July, with a three-for in the second ODI and seven wickets — including a 4 for 9 — to top the bowling charts in the three T20Is.
At the end of that series, Hasaranga was placed second among T20I bowlers in the ICC rankings.
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