Mathews, Gamage return home from West Indies

Mathews, Gamage return home from West Indies 

Mathews returns home because of individual reasons.

As of now 0-1 down in the three-coordinate arrangement, Sri Lanka were managed a blow advance when the group's most experienced batsman Angelo Mathews made a demand to Sri Lanka Cricket to return home in front of the second Test against West Indies in St. Lucia that will get in progress on Thursday (June 14).

Alongside Mathews, seamer Lahiru Gamage likewise will return home having cracked his finger while batting amid the principal Test which the voyagers lost by a huge 226 runs.

Mathews had been sidelined for five months because of a progression of hamstring and calf wounds and was sharply disillusioned when he passed up a major opportunity for Nidahas Trophy. He was resolved to make a solid rebound in West Indies yet a pressing family necessity has constrained him to surrender the visit, a SLC official told Cricbuzz on Wednesday (June 13).

Mathews made scores of 11 and 31 in the main Test in Trinidad.

Dasun Shanaka and Danushka Gunathilaka were flown in as substitutions and were relied upon to achieve the Caribbean late Wednesday night. The two players won't be considered for determination for the second Test, a source from SLC said.

Sri Lanka have Dhananjaya de Silva and Mahela Udawatta to supplant Mathews. Kasun Rajitha and Asitha Fernando are the knocking down some pins substitutions accessible for Gamage.

Sri Lanka's selectors had at first talked about sending experienced opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne as the substitution, however were worried about his match wellness. The opener was led out of the visit subsequent to agony a cracked left forefinger amid preparing. Karunaratne is relied upon to lead Sri Lanka 'An' in Bangladesh.