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Australia 38-0 as Pathirana injures hamstring in Pallekele

Australia is dominating early against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup, reaching 38-0, but Matheesha Pathirana has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Australia is dominating early against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup, reaching 38-0, but Matheesha Pathirana has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Head (23) and Marsh (13) are batting, with Head looking in ominous touch. Pathirana, known as 'Baby Malinga', pulled his hamstring mid-over and had to leave the field. Captain Dasun Shanaka stepped in to bowl the remaining deliveries, though he conceded a boundary immediately.