Jayawardene opts out of third ODI

Published December 3, 2014
HAMBANTOTA: Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews attempts to play a shot during practice on Tuesday, ahead of the third One-day International against England.—Reuters
HAMBANTOTA: Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews attempts to play a shot during practice on Tuesday, ahead of the third One-day International against England.—Reuters

HAMBANTOTA: Sri Lanka Cricket says batsman Mahela Jayawardene has pulled out of the third limited-overs international against England for personal reasons.

The Sri Lankan board on Tuesday said in a statement that Ashan Priyanjan has been added to the squad for the match to be played Wednesday in Hambantota.

Jayawardene scored consecutive half centuries in the first two matches, which Sri Lanka won to lead the seven-match series 2-0.

He made 55 in his team’s 25-run win in the first match and hit an aggressive 77 not out in 80 deliveries to complete a crushing eight-wicket win in the second.

Published in Dawn, December 3rd, 2014

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