Lasith Malinga has been advised 48 hours of rest © AFP
Sri Lanka will be without Lasith Malinga in the second ODI against Zimbabwe, with the seamer having contracted viral influenza and being recommended 48 hours of rest following medical assessment. Sri Lanka Cricket also said that left-arm wristspinner Lakshan Sandakan had missed the first ODI due to the same illness.
Malinga is currently five wickets short of 300 in ODIs, five short of becoming the fourth Sri Lanka bowler to the mark after Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas and Sanath Jayasuriya.
The second ODI will be played in Galle on July 2. Sri Lanka are currently 0-1 down in the series, having lost the first ODI despite posting 316 for 5; Zimbabwe’s successful chase was the first time any team pursued an ODI target in excess of 300 and won on the island. Three more ODIs will be played in the series, all in Hambantota, followed by a one-off Test at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
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