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Sri Lanka`s star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to an injury. He was slated to play for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
Earlier, the Sri Lankan national sustained a hamstring injury in February, and he has not yet recovered from it. The Lucknow-based franchise is expected to announce a replacement for the remainder of the cash-rich league.
“Wanindu Hasaranga wont be able to join us and we are preparing to get a replacement in the next 24 to 48 hours,” LSG global director Tom Moody told IPL broadcaster JioStar during the match against KKR here.
Hasaranga has not played competitive cricket for nearly two months, with reports suggesting he is still unable to bowl and has yet to request a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Sri Lanka Cricket.
IPL 2026: Lucknow Super Giants` latest match report
In the IPL 2026, Lucknow recently registered a thrilling victory over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by three wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Having put to bat first, KKR posted a total of 181 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane delivered an exceptional knock of 41 runs in 24 balls, including four boundaries and two maximums. Fellow opening batsman Finn Allen scored nine runs in eight balls, with the help of two boundaries.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi accumulated 45 runs in 33 balls, laced with five boundaries and two maximums. Rinku Singh departed after scoring four runs in seven balls.
Cameron Green and Rovman Powell stayed unbeaten. Green amassed 32 runs off 24 balls, including three boundaries and a maximum, whereas Powell smashed 39 runs in 24 balls, with the help of four boundaries and two maximums.
Lucknow`s Prince Yadav, M Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, and Avesh Khan picked up one wicket each. Mohammed Shami went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against KKR.
In the second essay of the game, Impact Player, Ayush Badoni delivered a knock of 54 runs off 34 balls, including seven boundaries and two maximums. Later, Mukul Choudhary garnered an unbeaten 54 runs in 27 balls, including two boundaries and seven maximums.
With this, the visitors chased the target by scoring 182 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.
Kolkata`s Vaibhav Arora and Anukul Roy bagged two wickets each. Sunil Narine, Kartik Tyagi, and Green claimed one wicket each.
(With PTI Inputs)
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