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Hasaranga ruled out of Bangladesh T20I series due to injury

Kandy, July 9 (UNI) Sri Lanka will be without their ace spinner Wanindu Hasaranga in the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh, scheduled to begin from July 10.
Hasaranga, who played a pivotal role in the ODI series to help Sri Lanka turnaround the game in the first ODI against Bangladesh inflicting a record collapse, picked up an injury during the final ODI.
The hosts, who clinched the ODI series 2-1, will not be opting for a replacement for Hasaranga while he will return to Colombo to commence his rehabilitation process at the High Performance Center.
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