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[ad_1] Sri Lanka have suffered a serious blow to their squad for the forthcoming series against West Indies, with opener Dimuth Karunaratne out of at least part of the tour with injury. An x-ray has confirmed the presence of a fracture in the index finger of Karunaratne's left hand, which will rule him out for at least a few weeks. If the fracture requires surgery - and a decision on that front will be made over the next 24 hours - he will almost certainly be out until July. The three Tests against West Indies are scheduled for June. "It's a clean crack in the finger, and for now I have been told that I will probably be out for the West Indies tour," Karunaratne told ESPNcricinfo. "But I have to see another surgeon before we know exactly what is happening." The injury had been sustained while Karunaratne was batting in the nets in the approach to Sri Lanka's Super Provincial one-day tournament, the first round of which began on Wednesday. The injury add...

[ad_1] Nottinghamshire's left-arm fast bowler Mark Footitt has joined Derbyshire on an initial 28-day loan deal where he will be available to play Specsavers County Championship and Royal London One-Day Cup cricket. The 32-year-old, who spent six seasons with Derbyshire between 2010 and 2015, is earmarked for two four-day matches and five 50-over games, starting against Warwickshire at Edgbaston on Thursday. "Mark's pre-season has been affected by injury and we feel it's a good opportunity for him to get out there and get some cricket under his belt," said Nottinghamshire'd director of cricket Mick Newell. "Our pace attack has started the season in fine form and Mark has found himself short of game time so far. Hopefully he can get some overs under his belt and come back ready to go when the season ramps up from June onwards." The move suits Derbyshire who have fielded a high-class pace attack this season in three bowlers with international experien...