Chris Lynn, Aaron Finch ruled out of Sri Lanka T20Is

Chris Lynn and Aaron Finch are the latest to join the list of injured Australians in their ongoing tour of Sri Lanka. Lynn has been ruled out of the two-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series with a dislocated shoulder, while Finch also won't participate in the T20I matches after fracturing his index finger on Sunday (September 4) during the final One Day International (ODI) in Pallekele, which the visitors won to seal a 4-1 finish.

Cricket Australia (CA) has confirmed that Matthew Wade, earlier not part of the T20I squad, will remain with the team for the remainder of the tour. George Bailey, who also didn't feature in the initial squad, will stay for the first T20I. Finch, meanwhile, will remain with the squad and assist with 12th man duties for the T20I series, CA stated in a media release.

"Chris dislocated his left shoulder whilst diving during a fielding drill at training today. Consequently he will be unavailable for the remaining matches and instead will return to Brisbane to undergo further investigation to determine the full extent of the injury," David Beakley, the Australian team physiotherapist, said. "Aaron was hit on the right index finger when fielding a ball and subsequent x-rays have shown a fracture which means he will not be available for the remaining two T20 International matches."

A few days back, Shaun Marsh was ruled out of the tour after picking up a finger injury, which extended Usman Khawaja's Sri Lanka stay. This came on the back of regular skipper Steven Smith flying back to Australia after the second ODI in order to get rest ahead of a hectic season - a move that received criticism from several fronts.

The first T20I will take place at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday (September 6) while Australia's tour of Sri Lanka will come to an end after the completion of the second T20I at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 9.