There are also concerns over fitness of Danushka Gunathilaka and Pramod Madushan who had to go for scans on hamstring injuries but medical team hopes that Pramod's injury is not too serious. Danusha had also missed the match against UAE
Spinner Karthik Meiyappan's hat-trick went in vain as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sunk to a 79-run defeat against Sri Lanka in their Group A round one match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
Shanaka led-side is coming into the match with heavy momentum, having downed Pakistan to win Asia Cup 2022. On the other hand, Namibia is not a side to be taken for granted either as they have won five of their eight T20Is this year