Pallekele, Feb. 17 -- Co-hosts, Sri Lanka, may suffer a huge blow as their pace bowler Matheesha Pathirana limped off without completing his first over during the match against Australia held at Pallekele International Stadium in Sri Lanka, according to the ICC.

Pathirana's suspected hamstring injury durig the match on Monday may have left the former champions without their fastest bowler for the rest of the tournament. However, no official confirmation has come yet from the Sri Lankan cricket board on Pathirana's injury.

The co-hosts are already without Wanindu Hasaranga, who was ruled out earlier in the tournament due to injury.

The 23-year-old pulled up in his follow-through while delivering the fourth ball of his opening over and i...