The duo collided during New Zealand's chase in the second game of the series and sustained leg injuries © AFP

Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis and Shehan Jayasuriya are unlikely to feature in the third and final T20I against New Zealand after suffering leg injuries in the second T20I on Tuesday, team manager Asantha De Mel was quoted as saying by an SLC media statement released on Wednesday (September 4).

Mendis suffered an injury on his right knee while Jayasuriya has sustained an injury above the knee on his right leg after the duo collided near the boundary rope in the final over of New Zealand's chase on Tuesday in Pallekele. Mendis was sent for an MRI scan on Wednesday and the reports are expected later in the day.

New Zealand won the game and sealed the series 2-0, with the third game to be played on Friday (September 6) at the same venue.

Sri Lanka have opted against any replacements for the injured players.