Malinga, who has taken 291 wickets in 191 ODIs with his unique slingshot action, has remained in Sri Lanka to rehab the injury he sustained against the West Indies early last month.
The 32 year-old, who retired from test cricket in 2011, has been replaced in Sri Lanka’s squad by all rounder Thisara Perera.
Malinga is the second fast bowling casualty since Sri Lanka started their tour with a warm-up game in Queenstown earlier this month - Dhammika Prasad, the spearhead of the test pace attack, suffered a back injury in that game and returned home.
Source - Agencies
