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Opener Dimuth Karunaratne was "in good spirits" and in "no danger", confirmed Sri Lanka head Coach Chandika Hathurusingha after the end of day two of the second Test at Canberra on Saturday.

"It was a bit scary at the start the way he fell back, but he was okay throughout, he was talking to the umpires and the physio," he said after the match ended for the day.

Karunaratne was 46 not out when the rising ball glanced off his shoulder and onto his helmet, close to the neck area. He slumped to the ground, dropping his bat as Australian players ran to assist.

The opener was taken to hospital after he is hit on the head by a Pat Cummins bouncer.  A doctor and physio sprinted onto the ground and called for more medics and after some 10 minutes he was put onto a stretcher and taken off the field on a golf buggy before being sent to the hospital for checks.