COLOMBO, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka batsman Kumar
Sangakkara and fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara are winning their
battle to be fit for this month’s Twenty20 World Cup on home
soil.
The 34-year-old Sangakkara is recovering from a broken
finger while Kulasekara, 30, has been troubled by a groin
strain.
“Kumar is fine,” captain Mahela Jayawardene told reporters
on Monday. “He has been asking our coaches for extra net
sessions and is coming along very nicely.
“Nuwan has been bowling at 80 to 90 percent during the last
couple of weeks and next week we will let him push himself even
further.”
Sri Lanka open the tournament with a match against Group C
rivals Zimbabwe at Hambantota on Sept 18 and then play South
Africa at the same venue four days later.
“We have played at Hambantota before and the wind there
presents some challenges,” Jayawardene said.
“But it is the same for the other teams as well. With the
experience we have we should see how we can use it to our
advantage.”
The top two in the three-team group will advance to the
Super Eight stage.
(Writing by Shihar Aneez; editing by Tony Jimenez)
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