India v/s Sri Lanka: Chamara Kapugedera doubtful for fourth ODI

Beleaguered Sri Lanka may lose the services of their stand-in skipper Chamara Kapugedera for the fourth one-day international of the ongoing five-match series against India. Kapugedera is suffering from a back injury. 

Kapugedera had been nursing a stiff back before the third ODI which India won comfortably by six wickets to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.

The 30-year-old, if ruled out of Thursday's match, will become the fifth batsman to become unavailable for the hosts. 

Sri Lanka are already without their regular skipper Upul Tharanga, Test skipper Dinesh Chandimal and opener Danushka Gunathilaka. Wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Perera and batting all-rounder Asela Gunaratne had earlier also been ruled out of the series with injury

Tharanga has been suspended due to a slow over rate, while Chandimal, who was brought into the squad ahead of the third ODI, has been ruled out with a fractured finger. Gunathilaka has been ruled out with a shoulder strain.

Kapugedera has not trained since Sunday's game and a decision on his availability will be taken by Wednesday.

"I was talking to the physio and he hasn't been ruled out quite yet," ESPNcricinfo quoted Sri Lanka cricket manager Asanka Gurusinha as saying of Kapugedara. 

"He's being treated. Only five or six guys are training tonight, so anyway we gave him a break. We'll most probably look at it tomorrow (Wednesday) at training tomorrow afternoon. If he doesn't train tomorrow then definitely he is out," he added.