Dilshan to Miss India's Game Due to Groin Injury

Dhaka: Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan has been virtually ruled of tomorrow's game against India because of a groin strain. He suffered the injury during his match-winning 104 in the opening gamei of the tri-nation tournament in Bangladesh, against the hosts.

Sri Lanka entered the competition with a depleted team and have now been dealt a further blow with Dilshan's injury. The injury came in the 34th over when Dilshan clipped Abdur Razzak to deep square-leg and turned for the second run. He pulled up in pain and it was revealed later that it was a groin injury.

"We have had eight players injured in the last 60 playing days," captain Kumar Sangakkara said. "It's rather unfortunate, but we can do nothing about it. He has pulled up an abductor muscle in the groin region. Hopefully, he can come back into the game at some point in the tournament. Hopefully, others will grab the chances."

Dilshan batted on with a runner to complete an assured century and guided Sri Lanka to a facile win. Dilshan, who scored ten centuries in 2009, has been the main batsman for Sri Lanka and they are likely to find it difficult to overcome his absence.

In the recent past, Sri Lanka already missed the services of Mahela Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando, Thilan Thushara and Angelo Mathews due to injuries at various points.

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