Opening batsman Upul Tharanga will join Sri Lanka at the World Cup as a replacement for injured allrounder Jeevan Mendis. The International Cricket Council approved the replacement after Mendis injured a hamstring at training on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka will play Bangladesh in Melbourne on Thursday in their third match in Pool A. They lost to New Zealand in their opening match but beat Afghanistan on Sunday.
The 30-year-old Tharanga has played 176 one-day internationals scoring 5,339 runs at an average of 33.57 with 13 centuries and 28 half-centuries. He played his most-recent ODI against India in November.
World Cup: Upul Tharanga replaces Mendis in Sri Lanka squad
