Sri Lanka's Jeevan Mendis plays a shot during their Twenty20 World Cup semi-final cricket match against Pakistan in Colombo October 4, 2012. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's legspinning all-rounder Jeevan Mendis will be sidelined for a minimum of two to three weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury and will head home from the World Cup, captain Angelo Mathews said on Wednesday.
Mendis featured in both of Sri Lanka's games against New Zealand and Afghanistan of the World Cup, taking three wickets.
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