Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Perera forced to retire hurt after receiving nasty blow
Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Perera has left the field in the second Test against Australia after he was hit on the helmet.
Perera will undergo a mandatory concussion test after he was unable to continue batting at Canberra's Manuka Oval in the first session of day three.
Perera ducked into a ball from Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson and received treatment on the field, with play stopping for several minutes.
He tried to continue and add to his 29 but play was stopped again shortly after as Perera left the field, which ended a promising 37-run partnership with Dhananjaya de Silva.
Kusal Perera was forced to retire hurt after being hit on the helmet by Jhye Richardson AAP
Coincidentally, Perera has been replaced by Dimuth Karunaratne, who had retired hurt on day two after being hit in the neck by a bouncer.
Opener Karunaratne was cleared to return to the crease, less than 24 hours after being felled by a Pat Cummins delivery.
Play was stopped for almost 15 minutes on Saturday as Karunaratne was treated on the field before he was put on a stretcher and taken from the field to Canberra Hospital by ambulance.
He was released on Saturday night and given the all clear before Sri Lankan officials confirmed he could return to the crease.
