Shiwanga hit by injury

Chinthana WASALA

INJURED: Sri Lanka Under-19 player and Peterite alrounder Shiwanga Ranasuriya was injured when the roller went over his leg. The incident took place at his school ground just about half an hour before their inter-school cricket clash against Thurstan College.

Shiwanga toured Malaysia twice, once with the U-14 Sri Lanka Schools team and again with the Sri Lanka U-17 team.

This time he was with the U-19 Sri Lanka Team as a stand-by player.

He was the Under-14 and 15 Peterite captain and the Sri Lanka Schools Under-15 captain.

From the start of this season, he has been in good form scoring four half centuries. His absence will be a great loss for his school to lose one of their best players at the beginning of this season.

His ankle bones on his left leg, it is reported has cracked and he will be forced to stay off the field for a minimum six or seven months.

As a result he will miss the cricket season and the big match.