Karunaratne retired hurt on the second day Saturday after ducking into a short ball from Pat Cummins while on 46.
The opener maintained consciousness after the bouncer glanced his shoulder and struck his neck. However, he complained of pain at the impact point and a tingling feeling in his hands.
Play was stopped for almost 15 minutes as Karunaratne was put on a stretcher and taken from the field in a motorized buggy. An ambulance took him to Canberra Hospital.
He was released late Saturday and given the all-clear, potentially allowing him to return to the crease on day three of the final test.
Sri Lanka was 82-0 at the time of Karunaratne’s injury but ended the day at 123-3 in reply to Australia’s 534-5 declared.
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