Sept 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana will miss the Asia Cup final against India after sustaining a hamstring injury during their win over Pakistan, the country's cricket board (SLC) said on Saturday. He bowled three more overs before being helped off the field during Sri Lanka's thrilling two-wicket win on Thursday. "If we didn't have a World Cup coming up, we would have somehow tried to get him ready for tomorrow's match. Washington Sundar is expected to join the India squad as cover for Axar Patel after the all-rounder sustained an injury in Friday's six-run loss to Bangladesh, cricket website Cricbuzz reported. He is expected to re-join the Asian Games camp after the Asia Cup final, the Cricbuzz report said.

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Persons: Maheesh Theekshana, Sahan Arachchige, Arjuna de Silva, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Cricbuzz, Sundar, Hritika Sharma, Kim Coghill Organizations: Asia, India, Pakistan, ESPN, Asian Games, Thomson Locations: Sri Lanka, Colombo, India, Washington, Friday's, Bangladesh, Hangzhou, Hyderabad