#CWC15: Prasanna in for Sri Lanka and Imrul Kayes in for Bangladesh

The ICC has confirmed Seekkuge Prasanna as a replacement player for Dimuth Karunaratne in Sri Lanka’s World Cup squad and Imrul Kayes replaces Anamul Haque for Bangladesh.

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Karunaratne fractured his little finger during a training session in Sydney and has been ruled out of further participation in the tournament.

Prasanna has played 22 ODIs for Sri Lanka in which he has scored 181 runs and taken 21 wickets with his wrist spinners. His last appearance for Sri Lanka was earlier this year when he played against New Zealand in Wellington.

Anamul suffered a shoulder injury during his side’s six wicket win over Scotland on Thursday and has been ruled out of the tournament.

The 28-year-old Imrul has played 53 ODIs in which he has scored 1,390 runs at just under 27 with one century and 10 half-centuries. His last ODI for Bangladesh was against Zimbabwe in November 2014.

Any injury or illness-based replacement requires a written submission to the Event Technical Committee along with a diagnosis from a medical practitioner as to the extent of the injury or illness. Once replaced, a player may not return to the squad save as an approved subsequent replacement for another injured or ill player.

The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is Geoff Allardice (ICC General Manager – Cricket, Chairman), Campbell Jamieson (ICC General Manager – Commercial), John Harnden (Chief Executive, CWC 2015 LOC), Gavin Larsen (Cricket Operations Manager, New Zealand), Russel Arnold and Sanjay Manjrekar (independent nominees).

Sri Lanka is in Pool A of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 along with co-hosts Australia and New Zealand, Bangladesh, England, and qualifiers Afghanistan and Scotland. Sri Lanka has played four matches, winning three. Its fifth pool stage match is against Australia in Sydney on Sunday, 8 March.

Bangladesh, also in Pool A is currently sitting on five points from four matches and will play England in its fifth pool match in Adelaide on Monday, 9 March.

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