Dinesh Chandimal Ruled Out of Galle Test After Injury; Pasindu Sooriyabandara Named Substitute
Sri Lankan cricketer Dinesh Chandimal sustained a shoulder and neck injury while fielding during Day 4 of the first Test against India in Galle. After diving to save a boundary, he was taken to hospital for precautionary scans. Although initial scans showed no internal injury, Chandimal was later ruled out of the match due to concussion. Pasindu Sooriyabandara was named as his concussion substitute and made his Test debut. Chandimal had scored four runs in Sri Lanka's first innings, with India holding a significant lead.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 18 Aug, 06:16 am. Other outlets followed.