da heads bet： This will be the third full Test series Mathews has missed since October last year, and his unavailability will leave Sri Lanka with decisions on the make-up of their top order
da dobrowin： Andrew Fidel Fernando04-Oct-2017Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the second Test against Pakistan, although it was earlier hoped he would have sufficiently from a calf injury to join the team in Dubai. Team management has confirmed his unavailability.Mathews’ absence will leave Sri Lanka with decisions on the make-up of their top order. With Lahiru Thirimanne and Kaushal Silva having had modest outings in the Abu Dhabi Test, the chances of either Roshen Silva or Sadeera Samarawickrama making a debut, have risen.This would be the third full Test series Mathews has missed in the past year. Last October, multiple leg injuries had kept him out of the Zimbabwe tour, before a hamstring tear sustained in January then ruled him out of the Bangladesh Tests at home.Sri Lanka are 1-0 up in the two-match series, but are now preparing for their first ever day-night Test. The match begins on Friday.
