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BAN vs SL 2nd Test Day 4: Dinesh Chandimal rushes home due to ‘family emergency’
Sri Lankan batter Dinesh Chandimal has left the ongoing second Test match mid-way and departed for Colombo due to family emergency. The second Test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is being played in Chattogram as it has entered its fourth day.
“Dinesh Chandimal has withdrawn from the team playing the 2nd Test match against Bangladesh with immediate effect due to a 'family medical emergency. Accordingly, the player will return home immediately,” Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement on X (formerly twitter).
“Sri Lanka Cricket, his teammates, and the coaching staff fully support Dinesh Chandimal at this moment of need and request that the public respect his and his family's privacy,” the statement added.
Chandimal, who made (59 off 104) in the first innings and (9 off 7) in the second innings respectively, has had to leave for home. Sri Lanka are in full control of the proceedings as they have a set a target of (511) for Bangladesh. Sri Lanka are already 1-0 up in the two-match series after battering Bangladesh in the first game.
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